christmas: christmas fish (of Garnish

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13478

christmas n. What has a head like a codfish, a multi-colored body about a foot long, and usually appears only on Christmas Eve?.The identity of the 'Christmas fish of Garnish' remains a secret after almost 60 years. Local legend, alledgedly supported by local experience, has it that on Christmas Eve--and only then-- a small brook near the Burin Peninsula town.yields up a plentiful supply of the strange, colorful fish to all comers.Folklore or fact?.The fish [are said to] have spotted bodies.and sport an array of colors.blue, pink, red and yellow. [consult Mr Reeves, Hist. Dept] PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M.Story JAN. 10 1989 [check] WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used blow the christmas pudding, christmas apple, christmas back-junk, JUNK, christmas block, christmas box, christmas fish, christmas log, christmas masque, christmas time, TIME, christmas tree Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 07 Oct 2015; Card marked DNE Sup but not found