At my Burns Supper, and several others I have attended... when the Haggis is paraded we give it a kilted honor guard with swords. A very popular twist is to have one of the honor guard draw sword, stab the haggis, then taste a sample from the sword - loudly pronouncing ot "fit to eat" for the Laird of the house and his guests. A twist on the traditional Dining In, and who knows which came first...