Competitors take part in the annual Braemer Highland Games at the Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, Scotland on Saturday. /VCG Photo

The Braemar Gathering is the most famous of the Highland Games and is known worldwide. Each year thousands of visitors descend on this small Scottish village on the first Saturday in September to watch one of the more colorful Scottish traditions. /VCG Photo

The Gathering has a long history and in its modern form it stretches back nearly 200 years. /VCG Photo