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Keel-Ryan, Juanita. Dale Jarvis interviews Juanita Keel-Ryan of Bailey's Cove, Bonavista in St. John's on December 15, 2010.
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| Descriptive Title | Keel-Ryan, Juanita. Dale Jarvis interviews Juanita Keel-Ryan of Bailey's Cove, Bonavista in St. John's on December 15, 2010. |
| Category | Social beliefs, practices and customs
Festive events and games
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| Topic | Personal experience narratives
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| Keywords | Bonfires
Fires
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| Person as Topic | Keel-Ryan, Juanita
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| Description | Dale Jarvis interviews Juanita Keel-Ryan of Bailey's Cove, Bonavista in St. John's on December 15, 2010. Keel-Ryan talks about her bonfire night memories; how her father would collect and dry potato stalks from the garden from September onwards; how the stalks would be burned on Bonfire Night; how potatoes would be cooked; the size of fires; what would be burned in other fires; where bonfires would be lit on beaches and potato grounds; a discussion of Torch Night, the night before Bonfire Night; how boys would create torches out of sticks, rags, tar and old boots; torchlit processions; how it was largely a male tradition; how the tradition was remembered in the mid 1960s; and how the tradition changed in the 1970s. |
| Date | 2010-12-15 |
| Collector | Jarvis, Dale
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| Informant | Keel-Ryan, Juanita
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| Recording Location | Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador-St. John's |
| Format | Audio/wma |
| Extent | 4:45 minutes; 4.39 MB |
| Type | Sound |
| Resource Type | Audio |
| Identifier | ICHBFN020 |
| Language | Eng |
| Collection | Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Social Practices, Rituals and Festive Events |
| CONTENTdm file name | 20.wma |
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