Party Time – Burns Night 2009 was bigger than ever.

According to the organizers, there were about 275 people gathered in the Escazu Country Club for the Robert Burns 2009 Supper on Friday night.

This was the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, the famous Scottish poet responsible for the poems, My Love is like a red, red rose and Auld Lang Syne. Born in 1759, in the kitchen of his parents’ cottage, he pretty much drank and womanised himself to an early grave at 37.

Upon arrival, we were welcomed by the sound of bagpipes from an American-Scottish piper, Kevin Ludeke, decked out in full dress tartan – sporran, bonnet, dirk and all.

Kevin piped the haggis to centre-stage where it was given its traditional address.

Haggis is cooked inside a bag made of the sheep’s and consists of dry oatmeal, the chopped up heart, liver and lungs of the sheep, mutton suet, onions with Jamaica and cayenne pepper. Traditionally haggis is served with mashed potatoes and ‘neeps’ (turnips) as part of a typical Burns Supper.

Meanwhile, back at the official proceedings, toasts followed to include The Address to the Lassies followed by the Response from the Lassies.

Music was performed as usual by the Costa Rican Celtic band ‘Peregrino Gris’ and then our resident Scottish dance expert David Garret helped organize the hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys and reels as guests dnced the night away.

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Written by Scott Oliver, author of How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa and Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore.

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