08_Acadian_celebration_of_Mardi_Gras_p_29-32.pdf

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title	Acadian Celebration of Mardi Gras
creator	Carmella Arsenault
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	The Acadian population of the Atlantic Provinces has deep roots in this country. They arrived in the 17th and 18th centuries, bringing with them French traditions which they have kept alive for many generations. Their isolation, especially from the Deportation (Expulsion) of the 1750s until this century, has certainly contributed to the preservation of these traditions. In fact, the folklore of the Acadians is known to be among the richest in North America. The early Island Acadians had the reputation of being a cheerful people. In 1770 William Drummond, a British visitor to the settlement of Malpeque, noted in his diary on June 4: "At 9 went to another house where the French were convened, had a dance and spent the evening in jollity."1 At a somewhat later date another observer, S.S. Hill, noted in his A Short Account Of Prince Edward Island (London, 1839):
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1978
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-57
source	04
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.

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title	Acadian Celebration of Mardi Gras
creator	Carmella Arsenault
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	The Acadian population of the Atlantic Provinces has deep roots in this country. They arrived in the 17th and 18th centuries, bringing with them French traditions which they have kept alive for many generations. Their isolation, especially from the Deportation (Expulsion) of the 1750s until this century, has certainly contributed to the preservation of these traditions. In fact, the folklore of the Acadians is known to be among the richest in North America. The early Island Acadians had the reputation of being a cheerful people. In 1770 William Drummond, a British visitor to the settlement of Malpeque, noted in his diary on June 4: "At 9 went to another house where the French were convened, had a dance and spent the evening in jollity."1 At a somewhat later date another observer, S.S. Hill, noted in his A Short Account Of Prince Edward Island (London, 1839):
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1978
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-57
source	04
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.