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Decoration Day in the Mountains: Traditions of Cemetery Decoration in the Southern Appalachians
Alan Jabbour, Karen Singer Jabbour
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| #1295792 in Books | The University of North Carolina Press | 2010-05-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 11.32 x.98 x8.56l,2.11 | File type: PDF | 256 pages | ||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| A captivating, thoughtful, well-researched and detailed analysis|By Midwest Book Review|Decoration Day in the Mountains: Traditions of Cemetery Decoration in the Southern Appalachians is an in-depth study of a cultural tradition established in the American Upland South, from North Carolina to the Ozarks. Folklorist Alan Jabbour explores the commemoration of "Decoration Day", a||Sound groundwork for future researchers. . . . I found much here that was wise and stimulating.--Western Folklore||
The most lengthy and authoritative account of this folklore ritual to date." --Studies in American Culture||
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 ground. These commemorations seem to predate the post-Civil War celebrations that ultimately gave us our national Memorial Day. Little has been written about this tradition, but it is still observed widely throughout the Upland South, from North Carolina to the Ozarks.
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