No burns night for me but my wife was asked to do a “burns breakfast” assembly at her international school here in Tokyo which I was asked to come along to help out with.
The teaching assistant is a Scot and a dab hand on the pipes which he has with him. He piped in the head teacher and senior staff.
The kids sang auld lang syne ( which weirdly is played at closing time in Japanese supermarkets) followed by a wee introduction to burns and why he is celebrated.
Bagpiping teacher then gave an excellent immortal memory, another read “John Anderson my Jo”, then a wee Japanese girl sang the most beautiful version of “my love is like a red red rose” I have ever heard.
Then we had a mini ceilidh, managing to fit in a military two step, a gay Gordon’s and a massive orcadian strip the willow. ( all were carnage with 120 kids and only 3 Scots , but everyone had a great laugh)
At the end the kids were piped out and given a snack of walkers shortbread.
All in all a good little event.