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Scots like to tease tourists with the suggestion that a haggis is a small Scottish animal whose unique feature is having two legs shorter on one side of their body so that they can run round mountains.  Unfortunately, the male and female haggises have the shorter legs in opposite sides so they go round in opposite directions.  Don't be fooled.
 
Scots like to tease tourists with the suggestion that a haggis is a small Scottish animal whose unique feature is having two legs shorter on one side of their body so that they can run round mountains.  Unfortunately, the male and female haggises have the shorter legs in opposite sides so they go round in opposite directions.  Don't be fooled.
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The haggis has become an exalted component of [[Robert Burns|Burns]] Night, held in honour of Scotland's national poet and celebrated on January 25th, Burns' birthday. "Burns' Suppers" are held where the highlight of the evening is usually a recitation of the poem ''[[Address to a Haggis]]''.  Haggis is then consumed with mashed potatoes and mashed swedes (turnips or 'neeps') accompanied by [[whisky]].
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The haggis has become an exalted component of [[Robert Burns|Burns]] Night where gastronomic banquets (known as Burns' Suppers) are held in honour of Scotland's national poet. The highlight of the evening is usually a recitation of the poem ''[[Address to a haggis]]''.  Slices of haggis are then consumed accompanied by glases of [[whisky]].
    
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