Thursday, January 20, 2011
Hey Rosetta! vs The Mummers Parade!
The new video for Yer Spring by Hey Rosetta! is out, and it includes a bunch of footage taken during the 2010 Mummers Parade. Check it out, and watch close for the handsome Fool in the Ship Hat with the sparkler at around 4:15 in...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
ICH Update for January 2010 - Folklore and Footwear
Happy New Year from the Intangible Cultural Heritage office of the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador!
In this edition of the ICH Update, news of an introductory workshop on folklore and oral history interviewing, the announcement of the 2011 Folklife Festival theme, a review of the 2010 Mummers Festival, a Google Maps workshop in Trepassey, a local cobbler puts a new sole in an old tradition, and the launch of our new Tradition Bearers Spotlight program.
Google My Maps Tutorial Video
People have been asking if we are going to be offering the Google My Maps workshop in other regions of the province. We don't have plans to take the show on the road, but that shouldn't stop you from creating your own maps. The basics are shown in this youtube video. You'll need a free Google Account to set up your own map.
Two Workshops: Folklore and Oral History Interviews and More Google Maps
Introduction to Folklore and Oral History Interviews Workshop
This workshop is open to anyone with an interest in local history, culture and folklore. It is intended to give a background on how to conduct research interviews in the field, and will give people a chance to try their hand at creating interview questions and conducting an interview. It will provide an overview of the methodology and explore the practical matters of creating, designing, and executing effective oral history and folklore research projects. Topics that the workshop will address include project planning, ethical issues, and recording equipment. The workshop will be taught by folklorist Dale Jarvis with the Intangible Cultural Heritage office, Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Date: Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Time: 9:30am – 3pm
Workshop fee: $30 (including lunch, preregistration required)
Location: Cupids Legacy Centre, Cupids
This workshop is open to anyone with an interest in local history, culture and folklore. It is intended to give a background on how to conduct research interviews in the field, and will give people a chance to try their hand at creating interview questions and conducting an interview. It will provide an overview of the methodology and explore the practical matters of creating, designing, and executing effective oral history and folklore research projects. Topics that the workshop will address include project planning, ethical issues, and recording equipment. The workshop will be taught by folklorist Dale Jarvis with the Intangible Cultural Heritage office, Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Date: Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Time: 9:30am – 3pm
Workshop fee: $30 (including lunch, preregistration required)
Location: Cupids Legacy Centre, Cupids
To register call Melissa at 1-888-739-1892 ext 3, ichprograms@gmail.com
Finding your way to Trepassey : A Google Map Workshop
On February 1st, 2011 at 1pm, Dale Jarvis and Mel Squarey with the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador are hosting a two hour workshop at the Opportunities Complex, on how community groups can use Google Maps to help share local folklore and oral history. If you’ve looked for directions online, chances are you’ve come across Google Maps. Google’s “My Maps” function is a free online tool where local points of interest can be showcased in an accessible manner. We’ll show you how you can create your own map of your town or region that highlights photos, video, and audio clips about local heritage and culture. Participants of the workshop are invited to bring along their own wi-fi enabled laptop.
Date: Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Workshop fee: $15
Location: Opportunities Complex, Trepassey
To register call Melissa at 1-888-739-1892 ext 3, ichprograms@gmail.com
Finding your way to Trepassey : A Google Map Workshop
On February 1st, 2011 at 1pm, Dale Jarvis and Mel Squarey with the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador are hosting a two hour workshop at the Opportunities Complex, on how community groups can use Google Maps to help share local folklore and oral history. If you’ve looked for directions online, chances are you’ve come across Google Maps. Google’s “My Maps” function is a free online tool where local points of interest can be showcased in an accessible manner. We’ll show you how you can create your own map of your town or region that highlights photos, video, and audio clips about local heritage and culture. Participants of the workshop are invited to bring along their own wi-fi enabled laptop.
Date: Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Workshop fee: $15
Location: Opportunities Complex, Trepassey
To register call Melissa at 1-888-739-1892 ext 3, ichprograms@gmail.com
Monday, January 17, 2011
A Tasty Lunchtime Lecture on Cannibalism and Haggis.
Department of Folklore Lunchtime Seminar Series
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Room ED-4036, Education Building, MUN
In anticipation of Robert Burns Night, Joy Fraser (PhD student, Folklore) presents "Cannibalism, Contamination and the Carnivalesque: Haggises and Haggis-Eaters as Grotesque Bodies."
This presentation explores the motif of the grotesque body in expressive cultural depictions of Scotland's national dish and its supposed physiological effects on its consumers. Illustrations are drawn from both English and Scottish culture. Among the most prominent metaphors featured in portrayals of haggises are those of the foreign body, the diseased or contaminated body, and the cadaver. Consuming the dish thus becomes an act of cannibalism, through which the bodies of its consumers are themselves contaminated and rendered grotesque. The carnivalesque imagery of the nauseated haggis-eating body with its uncontrollable fluids is mirrored, in turn, in depictions of overflowing and exploding haggises, the food assuming the characteristics of the eater.
Colleagues and friends from Memorial University and beyond are welcome to attend. Please feel free to bring your lunch. For more information, visit http://www.mun.ca/folklore/about/seminar.php.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Merry Old Christmas and Happy Nalujuk Night!
This is it, the last day of the Christmas season in Newfoundland and Labrador. After today you can take down your tree and stop mummering. But chances are there is still one big party left to go to tonight, somewhere (I'll be at one!)
One of my favourite Old Christmas Day customs is from the north coast of Labrador, where today is the day the Nalujuit come out to see who has been good, and punish those who haven't. For those of you who don't know what a Nalujuk is, they are related to mummers and janneys, but slightly more bad-ass! Like mummering on the island, the tradition seems to be enjoying something of a revival. You can learn a bit more about nalujuit below:
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Finding your way on the Baccalieu Trail: A Google Map Workshop
The Intangible Cultural Heritage Office is hosting a Google Maps Workshop.
On January 11th, 2011 at 7pm, Dale Jarvis and Mel Squarey with the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador are hosting a two hour workshop at the Bay Roberts Pavilion (Visitor Information Centre), on how community groups can use Google Maps to help share local folklore and oral history.
If you’ve looked for directions online, chances are you’ve come across Google Maps. Google’s “My Maps” function is a free online tool where local points of interest can be showcased in an accessible manner. We’ll show you how you can create your own map of your town or region that highlights photos, video, and audio clips about local heritage and culture.
Those individuals or groups interested in partaking in the workshop MUST pre-register by telephone at 1-888-739-1892, ext. 3. The workshop has a limit of 10 spaces, so register quickly. ALL participants of the workshop MUST bring along their own wi-fi enabled laptop.
For more information please contact:
Mel Squarey
ICH Programs Assistant
Hertiage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
P.O.Box 5171
1st Floor, 1 Springdale St. St. John’s, NL
A1C 5V5
Telephone: 1-888-739-1892 ext. 3 1-709-739-1892 ext. 3
Fax: 1-709-739-5413
Email: ichprograms@gmail.com
On January 11th, 2011 at 7pm, Dale Jarvis and Mel Squarey with the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador are hosting a two hour workshop at the Bay Roberts Pavilion (Visitor Information Centre), on how community groups can use Google Maps to help share local folklore and oral history.
If you’ve looked for directions online, chances are you’ve come across Google Maps. Google’s “My Maps” function is a free online tool where local points of interest can be showcased in an accessible manner. We’ll show you how you can create your own map of your town or region that highlights photos, video, and audio clips about local heritage and culture.
Those individuals or groups interested in partaking in the workshop MUST pre-register by telephone at 1-888-739-1892, ext. 3. The workshop has a limit of 10 spaces, so register quickly. ALL participants of the workshop MUST bring along their own wi-fi enabled laptop.
For more information please contact:
Mel Squarey
ICH Programs Assistant
Hertiage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
P.O.Box 5171
1st Floor, 1 Springdale St. St. John’s, NL
A1C 5V5
Telephone: 1-888-739-1892 ext. 3 1-709-739-1892 ext. 3
Fax: 1-709-739-5413
Email: ichprograms@gmail.com
Monday, December 20, 2010
Mummers Festival a success! Check out the photos and videos
The Second Annual Mummers Parade went off on Saturday without a hitch. The weather cooperated beautifully, with the rain stopping just long enough for everyone to gather, march, dance, and generally act foolish. We had a fantastic turnout - about 400 mummers and scores more watching along the route and at The Rooms.
There are some fabulous photos up already on the Mummers Festival group page on Facebook, which we encourage people to add to.
There are also some sets up already on flickr. Let me know if you have more. Check out:
- Denkyem84 - The Mummers Parade 2010, St. John's, Newfoundland
- Felip1 - Mummers parade 18 December 2010
- Eracose - The Mummers Parade - 2010
And there is some video up on YouTube:
Ashley Fitzpatrick's article Mummers and Murder is online, with a link to The Telegram's photo gallery of the parade. The Telegram also has some video footage up as well.
I'm sure more will be added this week! Thanks to everyone who participated, and to all our sponsors and helpers!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Mummers Parade, Saturday at 2pm - Weather Update!
People have been asking about the weather for the Mummers Parade.
We're almost certain that the Parade will still happen, as scheduled, at 2:00pm on Saturday, Dec. 18.
Mummers know how to party hardy, so don't let a bit of rain keep you away! You might just want to add some rain gear to your disguise*. If you do get a bit wet, you can get warm and dry at our Mummers Concert and Jam at the Rooms after the Parade, at 3:00pm.
The forecast calls for light rain on both Saturday and Sunday, and we would much prefer not to change the date.
However, we will notify you if we cancel tomorrow. You can check the website for updates, listen to the radio for announcements, and check our Mummers Festival Facebook group.
We're almost certain that the Parade will still happen, as scheduled, at 2:00pm on Saturday, Dec. 18.
Mummers know how to party hardy, so don't let a bit of rain keep you away! You might just want to add some rain gear to your disguise*. If you do get a bit wet, you can get warm and dry at our Mummers Concert and Jam at the Rooms after the Parade, at 3:00pm.
The forecast calls for light rain on both Saturday and Sunday, and we would much prefer not to change the date.
However, we will notify you if we cancel tomorrow. You can check the website for updates, listen to the radio for announcements, and check our Mummers Festival Facebook group.
* I have it on good authority that the Carbonear mummers are "mummerizing" their umbrellas as we speak, in preparation for their drive into St. John's tomorrow! You'll have to show up at the parade to find out what a mummerized umbrella (a mumbershoot? a janneyella?) looks like. Maybe it looks like this.
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