Make the Night Hideous: Four English-Canadian Charivaris, 1881-1940
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The charivari is a loud, late-night surprise house-visiting custom from members of a community, usually to a newlywed couple, accompanied by a qu te (a request for a treat or money in exchange for the noisy performance) and/or pranks. Up to the first decades of the twentieth century, charivaris were for the most part enacted to express disapproval of the relationship that was their focus, such as those between individuals of different ages, races,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1442610158
ISBN13:9781442610156
Release Date:November 2010
Publisher:University of Toronto Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"
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