Decoration day in the mountains : traditions of cemetery decoration in the southern Appalachians / Alan Jabbour & Karen Singer Jabbour.
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- Mourning customs -- Appalachian Region, Southern
- Cemeteries -- Appalachian Region, Southern
- Decoration and ornament -- Appalachian Region, Southern
- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs
- Deuil -- Coutumes -- Appalaches (Sud)
- Cimetières -- Appalaches (Sud)
- Appalaches (Sud) -- Mœurs et coutumes
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying
- Cemeteries
- Decoration and ornament
- Manners and customs
- Mourning customs
- Southern Appalachian Region
- 393/.90975 22
- GT3390.5.U6 J33 2010eb
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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.
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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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