Manjo Simon talks about boatbuilding and other topics

• Main Author: Thomas, Gerald
• Other Authors: Simon, Manjo;
• Format: Audio
• Language: French
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: Bateaux et navires > Boats and ships; Culture matérielle et techniques de travail > Material culture and work techniques; Histoire orale > Oral history; Outils et instruments > Tools and implements; Mariage > Marriage; Chanson > Song; Conte > Tale; Croyances et leurs pratiques > Beliefs and their practices; Canadiens français > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Port-au-Port; Péninsule de; Canadians; French-speaking > Newfoundland and Labrador > Port au Port Peninsula; Newfoundland; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/gthomas/id/2689

Manjo Simon parle de la construction des bateaux, du travail, et des activités de loisir. Il parle aussi de l'histoire de la famille Robin. Ensuite il parle des coutumes de mariage de la région, et du fait que dans le passé les gens se remariait plusieurs fois. Il y a discussion des croyances, des contes, des chansons, et de la manière qu'on apprenait les chansons en anglais et français. -- Manjo Simon talks about boatbuilding, work, and leisure activities. He also talks about the history of the Robin family. Then he goes on to talk about marriage customs in the region, and how people used to remarry 3 or 4 times. There is some discussion about beliefs, tales, songs, and how songs were learned in English and French.