Cubs’ Burns Supper and Ceilidh By 167th Scout Group on January 28, 2022 (updated February 7, 2022) In Cubs / 0 comments With parents and cubs welcomed by our resident piper, Burns Supper was underway. Cubs celebrated the Scottish bard, Robert Burns, in style with a fantastically led ceilidh and a taster of Haggis, Neeps and Tatties – all accompanied by kilt-wearing leaders and guests. The evening started with a piped welcome to cubs and parents from one of our Dads – Many thanks to Vance for your lending us your musicianship. In the covid-ventilated cold hall, some warming up was required. A mini-ceilidh was taught and called by our Glaswegian friend, Martin, and his Explorer Young Leader daughter – cheers tae yous two. Feast your eyes on your cubs enjoying their northern neighbour’s custom: Tutorials from a 62nd Scout Group Young Leader and her Glaswegian dad The first dance was the Virginia Reel The Virginia Reel to an untraditional tune The sounds of Scotland accompanying a Canadian Barndance. After the dancing, there was a short break either making Scottish Bunting or decorating and colouring the Selkirk Grace, a traditional prayer of blessing over the Scottish fare to be eaten later. In time, the haggis arrives, escorted by the pipes, presented at table and then ‘cut up’ in the reading of the Burns poem Address to the Haggis. The piper leads the haggis to table, where it is presented to the cubs and the wafting aroma teases the taste buds. His knife see rustic Labour dight,An cut you up wi ready slight,Trenching your gushing entrails bright,Like onie ditch;And then, O what a glorious sight,Warm-reekin, rich! Haggis, neeps and tatties were served, with a vegetarian alternative haggis for comparison. The cubs received their Scottish fayre with mixed acclaim!