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Mummering is a Christmas tradition in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the practice of visiting several homes throughout an evening in disguise. The host would try to guess the identities of the mummers. Once the mummers are identified, all would socialize until their departure to the next house.
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Where is a place were mummering happens?
This is a house-visiting tradition at Christmass in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Where does mummering originate from?
Mummering, also known as "jannying" or "mumming," originated in England and Ireland. It is a folk tradition where people dress up in disguises or costumes, often with masks and exaggerated accents, and go door-to-door singing, dancing, and entertaining their neighbors during the Christmas season. Mummering spread to other parts of the world, including Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada, where it remains popular.
How do Canadian people celebrate?
Canadian people celebrate Christmas with many different customs. Decorating the Christmas tree is common. Mummering is another tradition in parts of Canada. People knock on doors and disguise their voice while asking if any mummers are there. Sinck and Tuck is another tradition in Canada, this involves dancing as well as giving gifts.
What is the Christmas tradition mumming and what do mummers do?
I believe they do it in Newfoundland, but it originated in Ireland/Britain. Around the holidays men dress up like women and women dress up like men, go around to houses and have a drink and a laugh. Ask a Newfoundlander for a more detailed answer/and a reason. EDIT>_< I, sir , am a 14 year old newfoundlander. THIS is the answer your looking for: Im doing homework on it now and i found this so i thought id help chu out. Mummers also called 'Jannies', have been a tradition in Newfoundland since colonists from England brought the custom at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Sometime during the twelve days of Christmas. People would disguise themselves with old articles of clothing and visit the homes of their friends and neighbours. They would even cover their faces with a hood, scarf, mask or pillowcase in order to hide his/her identity. Men would sometimes dress as women and women as men. They would go from house to house. They usually carried their own musical instruments to play, such as fiddles, sing and dance in every house they visited. The host and hostess would serve a small lunch of Christmas cake with a glass of syrup or blueberry or dogberry wine. All mummers usually drink a Christmas "grog" before they leave each house. (A grog is a drink of an alcoholic beverage such as rum or whiskey.) The would also play a guessing game in which the host of the house and his guests/family would attempt to figure out who each mummer was. If a mummer's true identity was discovered then he/she would have to take of his/her mask. For a time the mummering tradition started to fade in the more urban parts of Newfoundland but was revived by the famous mummering song by Simani.
What are some traditions in Canada?
well the answer is they don't have none In Canada we celebrate Holidays like Easter by having an Easter egg hunt, Christmas by having a Christmas tree and decorating it with ornaments, Valentines Day by giving out cards, Canada Day with a parade, New Years with staying up until midnight and celebrate with a party usually Etc. Hope that helped :) Canada has indigenous traditions to, for the natives or the people that still hold their indigenous culture in hand. They do things like dancing, totem pole making, and lots others! Also, they like cats. :3 Hope that helped :)
