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BurnsBurns 225225 ACTIVITY BOOK Rest in poetry 02 Overview BURNS225 - Rest in Poetry Event Series commemorates the 225th anniversary of the death of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national bard, on July 21, 1746. Robert Burns’ life (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), while short, was globally impactful. Burns remains popular today largely due to the themes and language of everyday life in his work. His poems were humorous, focusing on small subjects to express big ideas. To celebrate this momentous anniversary, the Scottish Society of Ottawa will celebrate and examine Burns’s world-wide legacy, his influence on Scottish culture and the cultural heritage of Scots in Ottawa and area. 03 Match the word to the poem How well do you know your Burns poetry? Try placing the words on the right, in the correct place! Some hae _____ and canna eat, meat, meat, thankit, eat, eat, And some wad ____ that want it; But we hae ___, and we can ___ Sae let the Lord be ___ For a' that, an' a' that, Man, world, brothers It's coming yet for a' that, That ___ to Man, the ___ o'er, Shall ____ be for a' that. O'my Luve's like a red, red ___, sweetly, rose, sprung, melodie That's newly ___ in June: O my Love's like a ___, That's ___ play'd in tune. Ye ___, creepin, blastit ___, ye, poor, wonner, ugly, saunt, som- Dested, shunn'd by ___ an' sinner, where, lady How daur ___ set your fit upon her- Sae fine a ___? Gae ___ else and seek your dinner On some ___ body. Fair fa' your ___, sonsie face, cheiftain, tak, honest, race, tripe, lang, Great ___ o the puddin'-___! week Aboon them a' ye __ your place, Painch, ___, or thairm: ___ are ye worthy o' a grace As ___'s my arm 03 04 Scottish Links The Scottish Society of Ottawa is highlighting various artifacts in the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario region starting with the following few items and finishing with a virtual tour of the Bytown Museum with Grant Vogl discussing Scottish history in the region. People of Scottish descent were among the first ethnic groups to settle in Canada. In the early 1800s, Scots settled eastern Ontario and built vibrant communities named after the places they left behind – Glengarry, Lanark, Perth and Renfrew, to name just a few. The Scottish history of Ottawa stretches back over 180 years. The first mention of a St. Andrew’s Day celebration in Ottawa was in 1838. Scottish Canadians have contributed to Ottawa and Canada’s long social, political and economic history. Scottish descendants in Ottawa, and across Canada, have provided many of the country’s leading justices, statesmen, clergymen, businessmen and scholars. A walk-through Ottawa’s Beechwood Cemetery reveals this enduring legacy. Today, more than five million Canadians claim Scottish heritage. Scottish-Canadians make up the third largest ethnic group in Canada (more than 15%). The waves of immigration that created a blood link between Canada and Scotland crested in the 1960s and 1970s. The SSO was founded in 2012 to revive and rejuvenate the historic ties between Ottawa, Canada and Scotland. It is a volunteer led, not-for-profit organization that celebrates the links between Scotland and the National Capital Region, Eastern Ontario and all of Canada. The life force of the SSO is our 1000 member-volunteers, and collective 4000 social media followers. These include the Ottawa-Scottish diaspora who have ancestral or cultural connections to Scotland, including the network of people in Ottawa and surrounding areas who have business, academic, education or other Scottish connections. Scots continue to bring their love of Scottish music, dance, history, sport and literature to the Ottawa area. Through special events and educational programs, the SSO highlights the shared history of Ottawa, Canada and Scotland, and its continuing development. The overall aspiration of the SSO is to help keep those Celtic connections alive. 05 A History of the First Century of Sons of Scotland Ottawa - 1846-1946 The first recorded Burns’ centenary cele- bration in Ottawa was in 1859. It is esti- mated that some 9.5 million people take part in a Burns Supper across the globe each year. At the time, it was referred to as “a feast of reason and flow of soul”. CA036512 Sons of Scotland Burns Banquet, Jan. 25, 1956 - Copyright held by the City of Ottawa Archives Leabhraichean an T-Seann Tiomnaidh agus an Tiomnaidh Nuaidh [Books of the Old Testament and the New Testament], 1829 While today the Gàidhealtachd in Canada (areas in the country where Scottish Gaelic is spoken) is limited chiefly to parts of Nova Scotia and Glengarry County in Ontario, it was much larger in the nine- teenth century. It is said that Scottish Gaelic came third after English and French in terms of language use in British North America by 1850. Gaelic-speak- ing communities had formed, and persisted for a time, wherever Scots “with the Gaelic” had settled: notable examples in the Province of Canada includ- ed places in Lower Canada’s Compton County and Upper Canada’s Grey, Bruce and Wellington Coun- ties and, in the Ottawa Valley, Lanark County. Gaelic speaking families had settled in Beckwith Township, where services at the Presbyterian Kirk there were in English and Gaelic into the mid-nineteenth cen- tury. Thereafter social pressures to abandon Gaelic in favour of English suppressed its usage, and the number of speakers declined. 05 06 But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever. 07 Th e early offi ce holders of the St. Andrew's Society of Ot- tawa. Note some of the more prominent names. CA036512 Sons of Scotland Burns Banquet, Jan. 25, 1956 - Copyright held by the City of Ottawa Archives Celebrations of Burns Night - Westminster Church - circa 1956 Westminster Church Burns Night dinner. Jan. 23, 1956 - Copyright held by the City of Ottawa Archives 07 08 Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us 09 Colour your own Burns 09 10 Crossword 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Across Down 3. Name of his first daughter 5. Potatoes in Scot 1. Robbie's true last name 8. Month of his death 2. Eaten at Burns Night 9. Pop bottle that Burns' likneness appeared on (two words) 4. Sung at Hogmanay (3 words) 10. Burns' career of choice 5. Total number of children he had 13. Town of birth 6. Robert Burns had a big ___ 14. Toast to the ___ 7. ____ Nell 15. Famous red flower in a Burns poem 11. Rodent poem (3 words) 16. Place of death 12. Immortal ____ 18. Tam ____ 17. Author of poems and _____ 11 19. Turnips in Scot My love is like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June: My love is like the melody That's sweetly played in tune. 11 12 Search a Word R L A D D I E S N Q R E D L O O R D M Q P O E T M A N Y R O B E R T C N O R O S E R R I B H A G G I S U S F U I V A F W X I M M O R T A L C N X B G M A S O N X S R N I S T X B S Y N E U Q B M I S U A Z Y I N E E P S O E G T P M A X W E L L I I E R H N P C H I L D R E N U M D T Z E A P F B B S C O T T I S H R L Q F S O L A S S I E S L D L O U S E H A N D S O M E S C O T L A N D B U R N S J ROBERT CHILDREN RABBIE ROSE BURNS SCOTTISH SUPPER LYRICIST HAGGIS FARMER POET LASSIES MOUSE LADDIES HANDSOME 13 Address to a Haggis Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, Is there that owre his French ragout, Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race! Or olio that wad staw a sow, Aboon them a’ ye tak your place, Or fricassee wad mak her spew Painch, tripe, or thairm: Wi’ perfect sconner, Weel are ye wordy of a grace Looks down wi’ sneering, scornfu’ view As lang ‘s my arm. On sic a dinner? The groaning trencher there ye fill, Poor devil! see him owre his trash, Your hurdies like a distant hill, As feckless as a wither’d rash, Your pin wad help to mend a mill His spindle shank a guid whip-lash, In time o’ need, His nieve a nit; While thro’ your pores the dews distil Thro’ bluidy flood or field to dash, Like amber bead. O how unfit! His knife see Rustic-labour dight, But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed, An’ cut ye up wi’ ready slight, The trembling earth resounds his tread, Trenching your gushing entrails bright, Clap in his walie nieve a blade, Like onie ditch; He’ll make it whissle; And then, O what a glorious sight, An’ legs, an’ arms, an’ heads will sned, Warm-reekin, rich! Like taps o’ thrissle.