An exploration of the November fifth bonfire celebration in Brigus, Newfoundland
In many parts of Newfoundland the November fifth Bonfire Night is still a strong and vital tradition. This study focuses on one particular community's enactment of the occasion. In Brigus, Conception Bay, the bonfire celebration has maintained its popularity up to the present day, in spite of t...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:7763 2023-10-01T03:57:34+02:00 An exploration of the November fifth bonfire celebration in Brigus, Newfoundland Schwoeffermann, Catherine Ann 1981 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/7763/ https://research.library.mun.ca/7763/3/Schwoeffermann_CatherineAnn.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/7763/3/Schwoeffermann_CatherineAnn.pdf Schwoeffermann, Catherine Ann <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Schwoeffermann=3ACatherine_Ann=3A=3A.html> (1981) An exploration of the November fifth bonfire celebration in Brigus, Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 1981 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:46:35Z In many parts of Newfoundland the November fifth Bonfire Night is still a strong and vital tradition. This study focuses on one particular community's enactment of the occasion. In Brigus, Conception Bay, the bonfire celebration has maintained its popularity up to the present day, in spite of the fact that other social occasions of the community have been altered by "modernization." -- The Brigus celebration can be divided into two distinct types of bonfire events, familial and neighbourhood-groups of adolescents. Each of these share common characteristics which include physio-spatial location of the fire, socio-spatial location of the fire, participation, means of collecting materials, and representation of everyday norms and ideals. Though all of these involve a degree of movement, the manner in which movement is expressed in the characteristics of each of the respective events is quite different. In the family events the movement is inward-directed and expressive of the maintenance of family unity, while the neighbourhood-group events are outward-directed and are representative of a more extended exploration of the surrounding natural and social environment. These two different types of movement, in turn, display and express attitudes and meanings that exist outside of the celebratory context. In effect, the celebration can be looked at as a stylized rendition of idealized norms concerning two different stages of childhood in Brigus, early childhood and adolescence. Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository |
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In many parts of Newfoundland the November fifth Bonfire Night is still a strong and vital tradition. This study focuses on one particular community's enactment of the occasion. In Brigus, Conception Bay, the bonfire celebration has maintained its popularity up to the present day, in spite of the fact that other social occasions of the community have been altered by "modernization." -- The Brigus celebration can be divided into two distinct types of bonfire events, familial and neighbourhood-groups of adolescents. Each of these share common characteristics which include physio-spatial location of the fire, socio-spatial location of the fire, participation, means of collecting materials, and representation of everyday norms and ideals. Though all of these involve a degree of movement, the manner in which movement is expressed in the characteristics of each of the respective events is quite different. In the family events the movement is inward-directed and expressive of the maintenance of family unity, while the neighbourhood-group events are outward-directed and are representative of a more extended exploration of the surrounding natural and social environment. These two different types of movement, in turn, display and express attitudes and meanings that exist outside of the celebratory context. In effect, the celebration can be looked at as a stylized rendition of idealized norms concerning two different stages of childhood in Brigus, early childhood and adolescence. |
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An exploration of the November fifth bonfire celebration in Brigus, Newfoundland |
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An exploration of the November fifth bonfire celebration in Brigus, Newfoundland |
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An exploration of the November fifth bonfire celebration in Brigus, Newfoundland |
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An exploration of the November fifth bonfire celebration in Brigus, Newfoundland |
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An exploration of the November fifth bonfire celebration in Brigus, Newfoundland |
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exploration of the november fifth bonfire celebration in brigus, newfoundland |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/7763/3/Schwoeffermann_CatherineAnn.pdf Schwoeffermann, Catherine Ann <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Schwoeffermann=3ACatherine_Ann=3A=3A.html> (1981) An exploration of the November fifth bonfire celebration in Brigus, Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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