BURNS NIGHT 2009.

BURNS NIGHT 2009.

BURNS NIGHT 2009 will in fact be Burns weekend in 2009 as on this very special occasion the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns birth.
Ayrshire being the official Homecoming Burns Supper, and Ayrshire being the birthplace and home of Robert Burns will host the worlds biggest Burns Supper Celebration.
In Glasgow Celtic Connections, Scotland biggest winter music festival will showcase and in Dumfries thousands will take to the streets to celebrate the Bard with a lantern procession and fire show through the heart of Dumfries key Burns landmark sites.
The Glagow Celtic Connections celebrations will ring out at the Clyde Auditorium.
The Dumfries celebrations, aptly named Burns Light also takes in a traditional ceilidh with fireworks and a spectacular fire show.
The world Burns night hosting traditional Scots music and poetry inspired by Burns is celebrated by the National Library of Scotland Edinburgh.
Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre reflect on the cultural events between Scots and Poles through theatre, music and contemporary visual art.
These are only some of the Burns Supper celebration going on in Scotland, for those visitors coming from overseas it's worth noting that there will be celebrations and Burns Suppers in nearly every hotel and club in Scotland, there is always another chair to fill on Burns night in Scotland.
Homecoming Scotland 2009 honours Robert Burns on the 250th anniversary of his birth.
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