Toast to the Lassies
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Toast to the Lassies is a traditional humorous and often affectionate speech given in praise of women during Burns Night celebrations.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Burns Night toast
ⓘ
Scottish cultural tradition ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| follows | Burns Night supper courses ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Reply from the Lassies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
gender-based banter tradition
ⓘ
honouring women in Burns Night context ⓘ social bonding ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
celebration of women
ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ praise of women ⓘ |
| hasTone |
affectionate
ⓘ
humorous ⓘ light-hearted ⓘ |
| honours |
female guests
ⓘ
women in general ⓘ |
| isAddressedTo |
lassies
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| isAimedAt | mixed-gender audience ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Robert Burns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish culture ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
good-natured humour
ⓘ
playful stereotypes ⓘ respect for women ⓘ |
| isCustomarilyDeliveredAfter | Immortal Memory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Reply from the Lassies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
Scottish literary heritage
ⓘ
celebration of Robert Burns ⓘ |
| isObservedIn |
Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish diaspora communities ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Burns Night
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burns Night ritual sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTraditionallyGivenBy | a man ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
anecdotes
ⓘ
gentle teasing of women ⓘ jokes ⓘ quotations from Robert Burns ⓘ |
| occursFrequency | annually ⓘ |
| requires |
a spoken speech
ⓘ
raising a glass ⓘ |
| takesPlaceDuring | Burns supper ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn |
25 January
ⓘ
Burns Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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