Offaly Good: A guide to Burns Night

Our quick guide to hosting a traditional Burns Supper

Thursday 26 January 2012 17:27 GMT

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Alex Salmond will today briefly put debates about the Scottish independence vote to one side to celebrate Scotland’s most famous cultural export Robert Burns.

The First Minister will attend a performance of 'Tam O’ Shanter' by schoolchildren at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh.

Events will take place across Scotland, including the unveiling of a new £25,000 statue of Burns in Alloway, Ayrshire, where he was born 253 years ago.

Suppers to mark the birthday of the Scottish Bard will be held in homes across Scotland. But what is the correct way to host a Burns Night?

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Offaly Good: A guide to Burns Night

Our quick guide to hosting a traditional Burns Supper