TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jabbour,Alan
AU  - Jabbour,Karen Singer
TI  - Decoration day in the mountains: traditions of cemetery decoration in the southern Appalachians 
SN  - 9780807895696
AV  - GT3390.5.U6 J33 2010eb
U1  - 393/.90975 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Chapel Hill
PB  - University of North Carolina Press
KW  - Mourning customs
KW  - Appalachian Region, Southern
KW  - Cemeteries
KW  - Decoration and ornament
KW  - Deuil
KW  - Coutumes
KW  - Appalaches (Sud)
KW  - Cimetières
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Death & Dying
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Manners and customs
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Mœurs et coutumes
KW  - Southern Appalachian Region
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index; Introduction; Acknowledgments; About the Photographs; A map of western North Carolina cemeteries pictured in this book; 1 Two Encounters with Decoration Day; 2 Decoration Day in Western North Carolina; 3 Cemetery Features in Western North Carolina; 4 Historical and Cultural Origins of the Region; 5 The North Shore: Removal and Revolution; 6 The Origin, Diffusion, and Range of Decoration Day; 7 The North Shore and Decoration Day in Sign, Symbol, and Art; 8 The Unsung Heroes of Decoration Day; 9 Concluding Thoughts; APPENDIX A. Project History
N2  - Written by an internationally recognized folklorist and illustrated with more than 100 photos, this book is an in-depth exploration of a little-known cultural tradition that dates back to the Civil War and is still observed widely throughout the Upland South, from North Carolina to the Ozarks. Decoration Day is a late spring or summer tradition that involves cleaning a community cemetery, decorating it with flowers, holding a religious service in the cemetery, and having dinner on the grounds. The Jabbours illuminate the meanings behind the rituals and reveal how the tradition fostered a grass
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