Newfoundland Mummers Christmas House Visit
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Newfoundland mummers Christmas house visit
Author | : Margaret R. Robertson |
Publsiher | : University of Ottawa Press |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 1984-01-01 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9781772823523 |
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An examination of the practice of mummery in Newfoundland including a discussion of mummering time, groups, costumes, and behaviour. The author argues that mummery reflects cultural values and is a ritual response to a liminal state.
The Newfoundland Mummers Christmas House visit
Author | : Margaret R. Robertson |
Publsiher | : National Library of Canada |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Christmas |
ISBN | : IND:39000005538298 |
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Christmas Mumming in Newfoundland Essays in Anthropology Folklore and History
Author | : George Morley Storey |
Publsiher | : Published for Memorial University of Newfoundland by University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : UOM:39015004947126 |
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Any Mummers Lowed In
Author | : Dale Gilbert Jarvis |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2014-10-10 |
Genre | : Christmas |
ISBN | : 1771173734 |
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As the Twelve Days of Christmas roll around each year in Newfoundland and Labrador, you might see oddly padded figures with humps on their backs, shoes on the wrong feet, their auntie's bra on the outside of their clothes, with faces hidden behind masks or bits of old lace. These characters trudge from door to door or make surprise appearances at parties, seniors' homes, or workplaces. Once inside, they dance and sing and have a drink or two while people try to guess just who is behind all that clothing. Then, before they roast from the heat of the kitchen, they head back out into the darkness and do it all over again. These strange creatures are mummers, though they can go by other names: jannies, fools, oonchicks, or darbies. Whatever you call them, and however they are costumed, they are a firm part of the province's Christmas folklore. But while today's mummers are often portrayed as friendly and entertaining, they have a past checkered with violence, vandalism, and even murder. By the 1860s, mummering had been made illegal, a ban which stayed in place for well over a century, but which failed to stamp out a beloved, and complicated, Christmas tradition. Folklorist Dale Jarvis traces the history of the custom in Newfoundland and Labrador and charts the mummer's path through periods of decline and revival. Using archival records, historic photographs, oral histories, and personal interviews with those who have kept the tradition alive, he tells the story of the jannies themselves. Along the way, he will introduce you to other colourful Yuletide characters, including ugly stick-makers, the wild-eyed, snapping-jawed hobby horse, the St. Stephen's Day wren boys, the actors of the old mummers plays, and the fearsome nalujuit of Northern Labrador. Welcome to the colourful world of Christmas in Newfoundland and Labrador, a holiday that is not complete without a little bit of mischief and foolishness!
The Mummer s Song
Author | : Bud Davidge |
Publsiher | : Groundwood Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-09-28 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0888999607 |
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A celebration of a regional Christmas custom tells how Granny's Newfoundland house is visited by the mummers, masked and costumed figures, who turn the night into a wild revel with their jokes and dancing.
The Mummer s Song
Author | : Bud Davidge,Ian Wallace |
Publsiher | : Douglas & McIntyre, c1993, 1994 printing. |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : PSU:000049284614 |
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The words to a popular song portray the custom of costumed visits made shortly after Christmas in rural Newfoundland.
Any Mummer s lowed In
Author | : Dale Jarvis |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Christmas |
ISBN | : 1771173750 |
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Calabrese folklore
Author | : Maria C. Augimeri |
Publsiher | : University of Ottawa Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 1985-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781772823578 |
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A presentation of the folklore and folkways of Calabrese immigrants residing in Toronto, Ontario as recorded in 1980 and 1981.