(1) brawest-faur'd, handsomest; (2) Braw Lad, used in Galashiels to designate the young man chosen annually to represent the Burgh at the Braw Lads' Gathering on June 29. His companion for the day is the Braw Lass, also elected by the townspeople. The pl., Braw Lads and Braw Lasses, is applied to the younger portion of the community as a whole. Cf.

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The Braw Lad, Braw Lass and Attendants are greeted with enthusiastic applause as they are about to be seated at the top table as the Associations' guests. The evening combines tradition with music, song and lyric while the speeches range from the poignant and serious through to hilarity and smiles.

Braw Lads day is a ceremonial ride out, established in 1930 to commemorate events and associations in the history of the town. It is led by the Braw Lad and Braw Lass along with their four Attendants, Bearer of the Sod, Bearer of the Red Roses, Bearer of the Stone and Bearer of the White Roses, who carry out ceremonies along the route.

Instituted in 1930, the Braw Lads Gathering is in many ways a revival of the Midsummer Fair which was a feature of the local calendar in former days.

2015年6月2日 · The main Braw Lads’ Day takes place on the Saturday, beginning at 8am when the Braw Lad receives the burgh flag and rides to the ‘Raid Stane’ at Netherdale, the site of the 1337 affray. The cavalcade then crosses the River Tweed and stops for a reception at Abbotsford House, before riding back to the town, where the Braw Lass mixes red ...

Its Braw Lads’ Gathering, similar to other ‘Common Ridings’ across the Scottish Borders, can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries when the townspeople would ride their boundaries to protect their common lands and prevent encroachment by neighbouring landlords.

A young unmarried man who plays the chiefrole in various annual local festivals, gen. with some prefix as Braw Lad (Galashiels), Honest Lad (Musselburgh). Cf. Laddie, n., 2. Slk. 1932 Border Mag. (Aug.) 117: The Braw Lad and Party fording the Tweed for Abbotsford.

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