Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
11-9-1948
Keywords
bull fiddles, glepperei, serenade, music, newly wed customs, Lancaster
Description
A typed letter from H. A. Shawalter addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 9, 1948. Within, Shawalter details a practice called "bull fiddling" or serenading, in which a newly married couple must offer compensation or endure raucous noise made outside the home by local community members.
Sender
H. A. Shawalter
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 90-12 to 90-13
City
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Transcription
P.S. - In the event that you might want to use any of the above for publication I would not like to have my name mentioned. H. A. S.
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Shawalter, H. A., "Letter From H. A. Shawalter to Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 9, 1948" (1948). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 282.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/282
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