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From: Brendan White <>
Subject: Re: [NF-ROOTS] Mummering Banned in Nfld
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 13:40:08 -0330
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Merry Christmas to you, too, Christine. I'm from the North Shore of Conception
Bay.... born in Kingston, lived in Burnt Point, and now living in Northern
Bay....all places where the mummers continue to have fun at Christmas.
Cheers,
Brendan

thomas gosse wrote:

> hey brandon what part of newfieland you from? I have not seen a mummer in
> my home town in about 7 years now..course i aint lived there now for 6 years
> but the old folks (my sisters keyword for our parents) say there aint been
> any since then just the scattered non dressed up person coming around for a
> few drinks. ANyways merry xmas to all and best wishes to everyone for a
> terrific new year filled with geneology info to further everyones tree.
> colleen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brendan White" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 9:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [NF-ROOTS] Mummering Banned in Nfld
>
> > Merry Christmas to all.
> > H/B Grandy is only off by a century regarding mummering. My information
> > is that mummering or janneying in Newfoundland was banned in 1861.That
> > Christmas a man in St. John's was murdered by a mob allegedly disguised
> > as mummers or janneys. The law stated that anyone participating in the
> > practice would be subject to seven days in jail. In Newfoundland we
> > still continue to break the law by mummering each and every Christmas.
> > Joyeux Noel !!!
> > Brendan
> >
> > H/B Grandy wrote:
> >
> > > Mummering in Newfoundland was made illegal in 1961
> > >
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