Burns Night!!!!

We come to Canada, and end up celebrating Burns Night with more frivolity than ever at home!!!! Last wednesday was Robbie Burns night, and Canada being quite proud of its huge Scottish heritage, it meant a big celebration! We were invited to see Adrian's band...this is my friend Rachel's uncle, who came over to the UK to play with Skin The Fish at a family party in September, so I was intregued to hear him on his home turf! Aaron, Sara and Lisa (Rachel's family) were there too, and we had a fab night, eating Haggis and drinking Whisky....well, Mark ended up drinking the whisky as we didn't like it...he didn't like it either, but didn't see the point in tipping out a drink!!!! There were Scottish dancers, a piper and everyone, absolutely everyone, was in tartan...be it a kilt, or socks, or a scarf...everyone was in tartan! The band were ace, playing a mix of old celtic tunes and East Coast music.....as everyone travelled to Canada originally landing on the East coast..and moving over land to Vancouver! I'm sure Mark was the most Scottish person there, but that did not matter....everyone was celebrating in style! Half way through the evening the Haggis was paraded around the room, followed by a rather drunk barman and a dog (wearing tartan of course!), and when it was finally brought to rest, we all drank a toast to the Haggis! We did however, realise we need to learn more about home....there was a Scottish quiz, and we could not answer quite a few of the questions!!!!...including: What does 'Glasgow' mean? What are the 3 main ingrediants of Haggis? and...How old would Robbie Burns have been this year? So....answers on a postcard please! I'm sure there are a few Scottish people reading our blog....!!!! It was a fantastic night, we laughed and danced heartily, and enjoyed the sounds of East Coast tunes, not to mention Haggis, Neeps and Taties! Roll on Burns Night next year!!! (In true horror of horrors though, i forgot to take my camera...so you'll just have to use your imaginations!!!) xxx