BURN'S NIGHT

Scottish gala dinner

 

The 251st birthday of the Scottish national poet Robert Burns has been celebrated in Zagreb, on February 6, with various events that lasted the whole day, a Scottish tram was driving around the town, the bagpipers played dressed in traditional Scottish tartan skirts, and even curling, the national sport on ice, was organized on the central square.

 

The dinner reception and ball, which was organized by the British Embassy and the Caledonia Club of Croatia at the Hotel Regent Esplanade, was attended by the Croatian elected President Ivo Josipović with his wife Tatjana Josipović, and numerous members of the diplomatic and business community in Croatia.

Purchasing the tickets at a price of HRK 400 the guest supported a humanitarian mission of the gala dinner - a donation to children's home "Mistral" in Split and Kaštel.

 

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Host of the evening was H.E. David Blunt with his wife Geirid and at their table there were also the elected President Ivo Josipović with his wife Tanja, the American Ambassador H.E. James Foley and his wife Kate Suryan as well as Heina Alexander, director of the Foreign Ministry with his wife Zvjezdana Heina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Wisley, Chairman of the Caledonian Club of Croatia with his wife Marija Šarić, and Edita Maretić, Director of „Maestral" (right)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second time at Burns Night in Zagreb: H.E. Manuel Salazar, Yves Boiraud, Dario Scaglia, Karine Filipović, Zoran and Maja Heruc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A recital of poetry by Robert Burns, with whiskey toast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The audience was spellbound by the Scottish verse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dancers wearing Scottish tartan skirts and kilts (photo by Karine Filipović)