bit of Christmas

christmas n. When you were admitted into the house [mummering]. . . For a period of time they, the members of the house, would keep on guessing and eventually either before they guessed who you were or after, you would ask for a 'bit of Christmas'. This meant a drink of moonshine or home b...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13556
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Summary:christmas n. When you were admitted into the house [mummering]. . . For a period of time they, the members of the house, would keep on guessing and eventually either before they guessed who you were or after, you would ask for a 'bit of Christmas'. This meant a drink of moonshine or home brew for the adults and syrup for the younger ones, and some Christmas cake and other Christmas food. yes JH 10/73 Used I and Sup not used 2 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

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