{"id":78306,"date":"2017-01-25T12:12:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T12:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=2a4fda1f329c093efa77396e7db7fa4a"},"modified":"2017-01-25T12:12:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T12:12:56","slug":"news-story-uk-government-leads-burns-night-celebrations-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=78306","title":{"rendered":"News story: UK Government leads Burns Night celebrations around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Scottish Secretary David Mundell and Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan will host tonight\u2019s reception, where guests will be welcomed by bagpipes, enjoy a whisky tasting, and listen to Scottish folk singer Katy Thompson, who will perform \u2018My Heart is in the Highlands\u2019 and \u2018My Love is Like a Red Red Rose\u2019. In addition, Ryan Hunter, 2nd year BA Acting student from at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, will recite Burns\u2019 poem \u2018A Mans A Man for A\u2019 That\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FwkeGqB9sVY\">Address to a Haggis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The video shows UK Government staff and Scottish service personnel including Major Jonny Rourke, Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Mackenzie, Bombardier Steven Cunningham and Chief Petty Officer John Boyle reciting Burns\u2019 most famous work, the \u2018Address to a Haggis\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This week the whole country will celebrate the life and work of Robert Burns, one of Scotland\u2019s greatest cultural icons. His works are justly famous right across the globe.  From Ayrshire to Atlanta, and from Cumbernauld to Canberra, on Wednesday Burns\u2019 work will be celebrated in homes and Burns societies all over the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Burns\u2019 legacy remains relevant around the world, and as someone from Dumfries, Burns has always played an important part in my life. On Burns Night, I will be promoting Scotland\u2019s fine produce at a reception with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. And, of course, toasting the Bard with a wee dram of \u201cguid auld Scotch.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The clue is in the name \u2013 my father and many Duncans before us were born and brought up in Wick, Caithness, so I\u2019ll be in my Duncan tartan tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Burns\u2019 enduring global influence demonstrates the impact of Scottish culture around the world and I know that Burns night will be celebrated all over \u2013 not just by British troops, embassies, aid workers and expats, but by people from many countries throughout the world. It shows us that Burns\u2019 appeal is as strong as ever.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK Government will be leading the celebrations of the legacy of Robert Burns this week with a reception at Lancaster House in London and the launch of a new a video showing armed forces personnel and diplomatic staff across the world reciting Burns\u2019 poetry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78306"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78306\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}