03519nam 2200721 450 991082334690332120230508051219.01-4426-6014-71-4426-8601-410.3138/9781442686014(CKB)2670000000273876(EBL)3277435(SSID)ssj0000717184(PQKBManifestationID)11427770(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000717184(PQKBWorkID)10739663(PQKB)10996303(CEL)433687(OCoLC)772396202(CaBNVSL)slc00228099(MiAaPQ)EBC4672441(DE-B1597)464099(OCoLC)1013961027(OCoLC)954123659(DE-B1597)9781442686014(Au-PeEL)EBL4672441(CaPaEBR)ebr11258108(OCoLC)958571987(MdBmJHUP)musev2_104265(EXLCZ)99267000000027387620160923h20102010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMake the night hideous four English Canadian charivaris, 1881-1940 /Pauline GreenhillToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2010.©20101 online resource (254 p.)Canadian social history series1-4426-4077-4 1-4426-1015-8 Includes bibliographical references and index."Murder most foul" : the Wetherill charivari, near Ottawa, 1881 -- "A man's home is his castle" : death at a Manitoba charivari, 1909 -- "What you do in daylight in eyes of public is no harm" : person, place, and defamation in Nova Scotia, 1917 -- Picturing community : Les and Edna Babcock's shivaree, Avonlea, Saskatchewan, 1940 -- "Great fun"/"a nuisance" : seeking recent shivaree discourses.The charivari is a loud, late-night surprise house-visiting custom from members of a community, usually to a newlywed couple, accompanied by 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, or religions. While later charivaris maintained the same rituals, their meaning changed to a welcoming of the marriage. Make the Night Hideous explores this mysterious transformation using four detailed case studies from different time periods and locations across English Canada, as well as first-person accounts of more recent charivari participants. Pauline Greenhill's unique and fascinating work explores the malleability of a tradition, its continuing value, and its contestation in a variety of discourses.Canadian social history series.ShivareeCanadaHistoryMarriage customs and ritesCanadaHistoryCanadaSocial life and customsHistory.Electronic books. ShivareeHistory.Marriage customs and ritesHistory.392.50971Greenhill Pauline801379MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823346903321Make the night hideous3955535UNINA