jannying
jannying vbl n The practice of mummering is common to both Rencontre in Fortune Bay and St. Phillips near St. John's. In these places it is more commonly called "jannying". It is carried on from Christmas night to old Christmas night. It is done mostly by older people at night, but ch...
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| Language: | English |
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1972
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38607 |
| Summary: | jannying vbl n The practice of mummering is common to both Rencontre in Fortune Bay and St. Phillips near St. John's. In these places it is more commonly called "jannying". It is carried on from Christmas night to old Christmas night. It is done mostly by older people at night, but children go out in the afternoon. Jannies go everywhere, even to houses of people that they don't know. DNE-cit JH 6/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used Checked by Adrian Young on Thu 04 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 29 Jul 2015; Card marked DNE-cit but not used |
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