Up-sitting Day
up av, prep Traditionally in Elliston the tenth day after birth was the mother's "Up-sitting Day". . . . On the afternoon of the "Up-sitting Day" the neighbour women would drop in and the midwife would come back to the hosue. All would sit around the kitchen table and would...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68298 |
| Summary: | up av, prep Traditionally in Elliston the tenth day after birth was the mother's "Up-sitting Day". . . . On the afternoon of the "Up-sitting Day" the neighbour women would drop in and the midwife would come back to the hosue. All would sit around the kitchen table and would enjoy a cup of tea and some of the "Groaning Cake." . . . DNE Cite W. J. KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I and Sup Used I Used I groaning cake |
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