Georges Arsenault

Acadian Traditions on Candlemas Day

Candles, Pancakes, and House Visits

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Georges Arsenault's latest edition to the Acadian Traditions series Most English-speaking people just associate the 2nd of February, or Groundhog Day, with superstitions related to the weather. In Acadian communities, however, it was known as Candlemas Day and at one time was an important religious and social festivity. Pancakes were the symbolic food of choice. In many villages, young Acadians went from door-to-door collecting food for a communal feast or to give to the poor. This book by Georges Arsenault enables us to discover a festivity rich in traditions and a significant part of the cultural heritage of Acadians everywhere.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nimbus Publishing (CN)
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9781894838870
• ISBN-10: 1894838874
• Artikelnr.: 37752121

Autorenporträt

Georges Arsenault is an historian and ethnologist. He has published extensively in French on the Acadian history and culture of Prince Edward Island. Many of his works have been translated, including The Island Acadians, The Acadians of Summerside, Acadian Christmas Traditions, Acadian Traditions on Candlemas Day, and Acadian Mi-Carme ? Masks and Merrymaking. Since 2009, he has been writing a weekly column in La Voix Acadienne on images of the past.