Document Type
Notes
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Date
1950
Keywords
charivari, music, bull band, newly wed customs, John Long, Canada
Description
A typed document entitled "Charivari", signed by Raymond E. Hollenbach, dating from circa 1950. Within, Hollenbach quotes from John Long's Voyages and Travels in the Years 1768-1788, describing the custom of making raucous noise outside the home of a newlywed couple.
Corresponds to:
Packet 53-19
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Hollenbach, Raymond E., "Charivari Notes" (1950). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 281.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/281
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