What makes Robbie Burns so special that he has his own night?

Answer 1

Robert Burns - known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and (in Scotland) simply as The Bard (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) was a poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best-known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a 'light' Scots dialect which would have been accessible to a wider audience than simply Scottish people. At various times in his career, he wrote in English, and in these pieces, his political or civil commentary is often at its most blunt.

Burns is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement and after his death, he became an important source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism. A cultural icon in Scotland and among Scots who have relocated to other parts of the world (the Scottish Diaspora), his celebration became almost a national charismatic cult during periods of the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature.

Answer 2

he was a very famous scottish poet born in ayr and spent most of his later years in a small scottish town called Dumfries where he is buried ( i know cos i live there ). He wrote sonnetts as well but he's most famous for his poets.His ghost is supposed to haunt one of his favourite bars in Dumfries called the Globe Inn,it still has a chair he used to sit in while writing some of his poems.

Answer 3

Don't you just hate it when someone comes up with a long
smart-ars* answer, and then puts Wikipedia under source?
The questioner could have done that also!
Rabbie Burns is a Scottish icon well loved by the other
British peoples and worldwide

Answer 4

Famous Scottish poet that lived in Ayr.