A Celebratory Toast To Scottish Poet Robert Burns

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January 26, 2016

A table ready and set for a night of food and drink in celebration of Robert Burns. (Sam Whitehead/GPB News)

Each year, fans gather for Scottish food, drink and music in honor of the poet Robert Burns. These Burns Suppers are held in January, his birthday, all over the world. Sam Whitehead of Here & Now contributor Georgia Public Broadcasting attended a Burns Supper to find out why the poet is so beloved more than 200 years after his death. Haggis, anyone?

Pipers ring in the start of the Burns Supper. (Sam Whitehead/GPB News)

Guests cozy up to the cash bar for a nip of whisky, or other libation, to celebrate Robert Burns. (Sam Whitehead/GPB News)

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Sam Whitehead, reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting. He tweets @sclaudwhitehead.

This segment aired on January 26, 2016.