03228oam 2200589 a 450 991080931250332120231204175457.0979-88-908838-9-60-8078-9569-5(CKB)2670000000037568(EBL)565694(OCoLC)658198504(SSID)ssj0000415548(PQKBManifestationID)11306681(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415548(PQKBWorkID)10410784(PQKB)11451293(Au-PeEL)EBL565694(CaPaEBR)ebr10405062(CaONFJC)MIL930630(MiAaPQ)EBC565694(EXLCZ)99267000000003756820091102d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDecoration day in the mountains traditions of cemetery decoration in the southern Appalachians /Alan Jabbour & Karen Singer JabbourChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20101 online resource (xiii, 218 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations (some color), map0-8078-3397-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; About the Photographs; A map of western North Carolina cemeteries pictured in this book; 1 Two Encounters with Decoration Day; 2 Decoration Day in Western North Carolina; 3 Cemetery Features in Western North Carolina; 4 Historical and Cultural Origins of the Region; 5 The North Shore: Removal and Revolution; 6 The Origin, Diffusion, and Range of Decoration Day; 7 The North Shore and Decoration Day in Sign, Symbol, and Art; 8 The Unsung Heroes of Decoration Day; 9 Concluding Thoughts; APPENDIX A. Project History; APPENDIX B. Log of Ethnographic Events, North Shore Cemetery Decoration Project, 2004; Notes; Bibliography; IndexDecoration Day is a late spring or summer tradition that involves cleaning a community cemetery, decorating it with flowers, holding a religious service in the cemetery, and having dinner on the ground. These commemorations seem to predate the post-Civil War celebrations that ultimately gave us our national Memorial Day. Little has been written about this tradition, but it is still observed widely throughout the Upland South, from North Carolina to the Ozarks. Written by internationally recognized folklorist Alan Jabbour and illustrated with more than a hundred photographs taken by KareMourning customsAppalachian Region, SouthernCemeteriesAppalachian Region, SouthernDecoration and ornamentAppalachian Region, SouthernAppalachian Region, SouthernSocial life and customsMourning customsCemeteriesDecoration and ornament393/.90975Jabbour Alan1597893Jabbour Karen Singer1597894MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809312503321Decoration day in the mountains3919846UNINA