Teak Day

A document written by Ralph Barrett on Teak Day in Upper Island Cove. Teak Day takes place on Old Christmas Day, January 6th. On Teak Day in Upper Island Cove, young males would dress up in green crepe paper and carry a wooden stick to hit other males who did not dress in green. Barrett writes about...

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Main Author: Barrett, Raph
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_social/id/315
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_social/315 2023-12-31T10:19:20+01:00 Teak Day Barrett, Raph Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador-Upper Island Cove 2014 application/pdf 3.33 MB http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_social/id/315 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Social Practices, Rituals and Festive Events http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_social/id/315 CC BY-NC 2.0 CA Social beliefs practices and customs Christmas Holidays Barrett Ralph Jarvis Dale Gilbert Dunton John Adams Lundrigan Ed Text 2014 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z A document written by Ralph Barrett on Teak Day in Upper Island Cove. Teak Day takes place on Old Christmas Day, January 6th. On Teak Day in Upper Island Cove, young males would dress up in green crepe paper and carry a wooden stick to hit other males who did not dress in green. Barrett writes about the origins of the tradition, the name, and Teak Day within the community. He also talks about the tradition in relation to Church of England and Roman Catholic community members. Text Newfoundland Upper Island Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic Social beliefs
practices and customs
Christmas
Holidays
Barrett
Ralph
Jarvis
Dale Gilbert
Dunton
John
Adams
Lundrigan
Ed
spellingShingle Social beliefs
practices and customs
Christmas
Holidays
Barrett
Ralph
Jarvis
Dale Gilbert
Dunton
John
Adams
Lundrigan
Ed
Barrett, Raph
Teak Day
topic_facet Social beliefs
practices and customs
Christmas
Holidays
Barrett
Ralph
Jarvis
Dale Gilbert
Dunton
John
Adams
Lundrigan
Ed
description A document written by Ralph Barrett on Teak Day in Upper Island Cove. Teak Day takes place on Old Christmas Day, January 6th. On Teak Day in Upper Island Cove, young males would dress up in green crepe paper and carry a wooden stick to hit other males who did not dress in green. Barrett writes about the origins of the tradition, the name, and Teak Day within the community. He also talks about the tradition in relation to Church of England and Roman Catholic community members.
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