Origins of The Name Foire Brayonne
The name "Foire Brayonne" stems from the word "Foire" which is French for fair. "Brayonne" is the feminine form of the French word "Brayon" which is the name given to residents of Edmundston and the surrounding Madawaska County area. There has been many disputes as to why this term is used. The word is defined as someone who mixes (such as pancakes or laundry). However some other historians dispute the terms as something else when it comes to the people of Edmundston. They refer to their ancestors' harvesting of reeds from the St.John river valley. These were known as "braye" which they used to weave baskets and make brooms. Therefore the term "brayon"; harvester of braye. Some also believe the name may refer to the Pays de Bray region in Normandy (North-western France). Having left this region for Quebec, the descendants made their way over generations to the St. John river valley. The name perhaps provides a link to their native homeland.
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