Robert burns on Burns Night.

On October 25th, 65438/kloc-0, millions of people celebrated Burns Night not only in Scotland, but also in other continents around the world. This is a birthday celebration for the Scottish poet robert burns, who was born on1October 25th in Ayrshire, Scotland, 1759. However, you may ask, why are so many people in so many countries still commemorating the life and works of a long-dead poet? You only need to think about the celebrations on New Year's Eve to understand some of the reasons.

Burns's famous poem Auld Lang Syne, which praises friendship, is popular in every New Year celebration around the world because it grasps a universal truth: the past has become the past forever, but the past must not be forgotten. Today, when we drink a toast to friendship hand in hand, his words remind us of many past times. This is a typical Scottish perspective, which makes the cruel real life more enjoyable through current friends and a beautiful toast.

In addition, Burns's poems and songs require us to remember and commemorate the universal human nature, that is, the historical accumulation that existed in the past and is related to the present. The connection between Burns' poems and today was proved at the 2004 new york Memorial Burns Cultural Seminar. At that time, Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, chose "one man, one man" in Burns' poems as the basis for his appeal to people to be tolerant in the face of persistent and past racial discrimination.

"Burns's poems endow and clarify the lofty significance of the struggle faced by most people in the world today. Let us dream of a brotherly era like his, which can tolerate and accommodate all races and give everyone the opportunity to enjoy inalienable rights-freedom and dignity. " Kofi Annan, June 5-38, 2004+10.

Of course, another reason why Scots celebrate Burns Night is that they don't want to miss a good party. After all, "Burns Night" is an opportunity to get together and find a partner: to be with the right people, to enjoy food and speeches. Look at burns' poems. If you have never been to Burns Night or Burns Dinner, you may be interested in what happened there. The following is a typical arrangement: the chairman of the party gives a welcome speech; The dinner began with the voice of Grace of selkirk: "Some people have meat but can't eat it; Some people simply can't eat what they want; But we have meat to eat; Let God thank you! " Everyone wants to eat Scottish lamb pudding. The piper instructed the chef to put the Scottish lamb pudding on the first table. The guests clapped slowly and sat down. The chairman of the party or others invited the guests to recite Burns's poem "Talking to haggis". Appreciate Burns' poem "Speech to a Mutton" and read this poem: When you saw a sheep cut you open, the Scottish mutton pudding had already started to be cut when we were ready. Everyone raised a glass of whisky for Scottish lamb pudding and began to eat. Some guests were invited to give a short speech about Burns or his enduring vitality, and then made a heartfelt toast to women or girls and held a heartfelt revenge party for men. The party continued with poems and songs, and finally ended with everyone holding hands and singing Auld Lang Syne.