John's Night

john1n The night of December twenty-sixth was known* as John's Night. The same procedure was followed for all the Johns on that night as was done on the two previous nights. This was known as the three days of Christmas. *Custon of the Micmac Indians of Conne River. [Informant said that these p...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38663
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Summary:john1n The night of December twenty-sixth was known* as John's Night. The same procedure was followed for all the Johns on that night as was done on the two previous nights. This was known as the three days of Christmas. *Custon of the Micmac Indians of Conne River. [Informant said that these practices have not been practised in the last 60 years] JH JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Used I Not Used Withdrawn [see also 'Noel's Night', Steve's Night']john bull, bull-bird, ice-bird, john casey, hurt pudding, john down, noddy Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 06 Oct 2015, john1n in DNE with different comb.