http://www.richardhowe.com/2011/01/01/new-years-day-french-canadian-americans/ Lowell Politics and Lowell History Wed, 22 May 2013 15:41:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.richardhowe.com/2011/01/01/new-years-day-french-canadian-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-5360 Paula McCarron Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:12:21 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=5808#comment-5360 Ahh...I'm a day or so late to this conversation. Too much relaxation over the New Year weekend, I suppose. In my own family, the tradition of making pork pies survived as Christmas Eve and New Year's Day treats. Just as this article indicates, we'd see several family members trooping in on New Year's Day for prolonged visits. Now in my generation, my sisters and I will make pork pies for our Christmas Eve supper and plenty to eat throughout the week between the holidays. Thanks for this information on the New Year's "strike" by the French Canadians. The information will be a good bit of cultural history to add to my genealogy work. Ahh…I’m a day or so late to this conversation. Too much relaxation over the New Year weekend, I suppose. In my own family, the tradition of making pork pies survived as Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day treats. Just as this article indicates, we’d see several family members trooping in on New Year’s Day for prolonged visits. Now in my generation, my sisters and I will make pork pies for our Christmas Eve
supper and plenty to eat throughout the week between the holidays. Thanks for this information on the New Year’s “strike” by the French Canadians. The information will be a good bit of cultural history to add to my genealogy work.

]]> http://www.richardhowe.com/2011/01/01/new-years-day-french-canadian-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-5318 Marie Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:53:08 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=5808#comment-5318 Our friend Mehmed Ali is an expert on the New Year's Day holiday legislation and Henry Achin's role - it's a very big Lowell connection. Our friend Mehmed Ali is an expert on the New Year’s Day holiday legislation and Henry Achin’s role – it’s a very big Lowell connection.

]]> http://www.richardhowe.com/2011/01/01/new-years-day-french-canadian-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-5316 Joan H Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:01:07 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=5808#comment-5316 In Quebec - New Year's Eve and Day were and still iare a time for visiting family , going from house to house to greet each other and wish every one a happy and prosperous New Year. That tradition continued when many of my husband's ancestors ly moved down here.in the late 1800's. Often it was the only time some of the cousins would see each other. In Quebec – New Year’s Eve and Day were and still iare a time for visiting family , going from house to house to greet each other and wish every one a happy and prosperous New Year. That tradition continued when many of my husband’s ancestors ly moved down here.in the late 1800′s. Often it was the only time some of the cousins would see each other.

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