It is Burn's Day on 25th January. Write a paragraph about why and how we celebrate Burn's Day.
S.Yeoman
Monday, 21 January 2008
Burn's Day - Homework due Fri 25th Jan 2008
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It is Burn's Day on 25th January. Write a paragraph about why and how we celebrate Burn's Day.
S.Yeoman
21 comments:
On the 25th January Scotland celebrate the birthday of their national poet,Robbie Burns. We celebrate this by going to parties, reading his poems and eating haggis.
by Michael
Robert Burns was born in Alloway,airshire,on january the 25th 1759.some people say that Robert Burns was the greatist poet who ever lived.We celebrate burns night because when Robert burns died people still lisend to his poems and songs.They rememberd his birthday the 25 of january and celebrate it eating haggis,neeps,taties and wisky.The reason for this is because Burns was a true scotts man.
by Andrea Graham
Burns was a great poet and songwriter, who was popular with everyone even the lower classes. He wrote and sang about love,friendship and the human condition. He was also a keen to share his views on what was happening in the country and could tell a good ghost story.
Nearly 250 years after his birth, his songs and poems are still very popular.
By Emma H
We celebrate Burns night to remember Robert Burns who was a very famous song writer from Scotland.On Burns Night we eat haggis,neeps and tatties(haggis,potatoes and turnip.)We also dance and listen to some of his poems.It has been almost 250 years since Robert Burns was born on 25th of January 1759 and his poems are still recognised today.
Robert Burns worked as a farmer for all his life and wrote songs and poems. Burns supper has been part of Scottish culture celebrated in Scotland for over two hundred years.The Burns supper was started by a group of friends because they wanted to remember him. Some of his songs were about friendship,love and human condidions. We usually have haggis neeps and tatties.
Emma M
Burns was so popular. He wrote a lot of songs.He is still popular now.He also wrote a very scary story and the story is still going round the world.Burns is a very scottish person.
By.Ryan Mackay
Robert Burns is a very famous scotsman who wrote poems and songs. Robert was born in 1759 and died in 1796 at the young age of 37. We celebrate burns day on the 25th of January because that was the day he was born. We tend to eat haggis, neeps and tatties and sometimes the adults drink whiskey. His songs and poems are usually read at a burns supper.
By Bethany
We celebrate Robert Burns day to remember the poet and songwriter. There is burns suppers held all over Scotland to remember this special person.At a burns supper they eat haggis neaps and tatties. He wrote all sorts of different poems and songs such as auld lang syne,Tam o shanter.Robert Burns is still remembered today for his unique talent and we thank him that we can still enjoy his poems and songs today.
By Ben
We celebrate Burns Day on The 25th of January because that was Robert Burns Birthday. Robert Burns was a famous Scottish poet and songwriter in the 18th century. We celebrate Burns Day by eating haggis, neeps and tatties. We sing songs and dance.
By Sarah
Robert Burns wrote poetry and songs.We celebrate burns day because he was a very popular person.Lots of people hold Burns Suppers we eat haggis and some people dance around a fire.People all over the world do different things to celebrate Burns Day.
By Rachael.C
Robert Burns is a famous Scottish poet who was born on the 25 January 1759.Every year on the 25 January we celebrate his birthday with a Burns Supper.At a Burns Supper people get together and have a traditional Scottish meal like haggis or mince and potatoes.They read his famous poems and sing his songs.People all over the world sing his songs like Auld Lang Syne.
By Heather
Robert Burns was the National Bard of Scotland.He was born on the
25th of January 1759 in Alloway,Ayrshire.He wrote lots of differtent poems that are famous all over the world such as Tam 'o' Shanter,Willie Wassel,Ode to a Moose and the most famous of all sung at New Year being Auld Lang Syne.
By Mark
Robert Burns wrote very popular poems and songs we celebrate Burns day to remember him.
We celebrate Burns day with haggis, turnip and potatoes also known as haggis, neepes and tatties.
One of his poems is Tam 'O' Shanter
and one of his songs is Auld Lang Syne which is sang throughout the world.
By Hannah
By John D
We celebrate burns night because Robert Burnswas famous for his poaritry work like Tam o shanter. He wrote Scottish poems which are sung at robert Burns night which is on the 25th of January. On Burns night you might have a Burns super which is hagis,neaps,tattis and Ian bru.
ROBERT burns was born into a farming family, in Alloway in
Ayrshire in 1759.He spent seven years in Alloway,before moving to Mount Oliphant farm in 1766.During his life he wrote lots of poems here are some of them Tam O'shanter,A Man's A Man for a'That,To A Mouse,Auld Lang Syne.On the 25th of january we celebrateburns day and we a have a burns supper we Haggis neeps and tatties
We celebrate Burns Night because he was one of the world’s best poets and he was from Scotland. Known as the “Bard”, he wrote many well known poems such as tam o’shanter, to a mouse and a man’s a man for a’ that to name but a few. Haggis, neeps and tatties are traditionally eaten at a Burns Supper and washed down with whisky and irn bru. Burns Suppers are held throughout the world on 25th January. Burns also wrote songs many of which were love songs such as Aye Fond Kiss. By Andrew
We celebrate burns day to remember the poet and songs that were write by Robert Burns. We celebrate burns day by eating haggis and tatties. He wrote poems like A Man's Is A Man For A A' that and Sweet Afton and Duncan Gray.
Rachel.S
hi Primary 6
I thought i would come on and leave my thoughts on Burns Night.
Well Burns was a very good poem writer and we celebrate it because he was a Scottish poet
miss you's
from Chloe A
Well done Primary 6. You have lots of interesting facts about how and why we celebrate Burn's Night. Read each other's paragraphs to learn more about our famous Scottish poet.
It was lovely that Chloe decided to do some homework for Woodhill even though she's left! We miss you too Chloe. Hope you are enjoying your new school. I will put up a post for your classmates to send you messages so you can keep in touch.
We celebrate Burns day because he wrote poems he wrote songs and he worked on a farm when he was a boy he was born in Alloway, Ayrshire January 25,1759 and died in 1796.
It is certainly interesting for me to read the post. Thanx for it. I like such themes and anything connected to this matter. I would like to read a bit more soon.
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