Willy Cornect and his family talk about aspects of life on the Cape, and about the supernatural

• Main Author: Thomas, Gerald
• Other Authors: Cornect (Cornac), Willy; Cornect (Cornac), Marg; Cornect (Cornac), Delma; Cornect (Cornac), Kevin;
• Format: Audio
• Language: French
• Published: 1973
• Subjects: Avertissements > Warning tales; Biographie > Life history; Blagues > Jokes; Chandeleur > Candlemas; Chandeleur > Shrove Tuesday; Croyances et pratiques > Beliefs and their practices; Diable > Devil; Culture matérielle et techniques de travail > Material culture and work techniques; Esprits > Ghosts; Fantômes > Ghosts; Foyers > Household; Histoire orale > Oral history; Langue > Language; Lutins > Elves; Mardi Gras > Shrove Tuesday; Noël > Christmas; Pâques > Easter; Patrimoine > Heritage; Outils et instruments > Tools and implements; Paysage culturel > Cultural landscape; Performances de Noël > Christmas mummering; Récit d'expérience personnelle > Personal experience narrative; Religion > Religion; Pêche > Fisheries; Superstition > Superstition; Surnaturel > Supernatural; 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/2835

Willy, Marg, Delma et Kevin Cornect parlent ensemble d'une grande variété de sujets. Willy Cornect parle de sa famille, de ses années d’école, du travail qu’il a fait dans la vie et ses voyages. Il parle des canadiens-français [Québecois?] qui venaient travailler, et de son travail sur les bateaux. Il y a de la discussion à propos du monde surnaturel , notamment des « avertissements », du diable, des « Jack-o-lantern », des feux-follets, des « marionnettes » et des lutins. On parle de Noël, du « tchinze août », de la Chandeleur , de Pâques et de Mardi Gras. -- Willy, Marg, Delma and Kevin Cornect talk about a variety of topics. Willy Cornect talks about his family, about his early schooling, about the kinds of work he has done and about his travels. He talks about the French-Canadians [Québecois?] who came to work, and about his work on boats. There is discussion about the supernatural, notably “tokens”, the Devil, “Jack-o-lanterns”, will-o-the-wisps, and elves or fairies. They talk about Christmas, August 15th holiday, Candlemas, Easter and Shrove Tuesday.