Tintamarre

Tintamarre is the name for one in Eastern Canada French-speaking in the population, more precisely at the Acadians widespread custom in which improvised instruments during a street parade through their own community and a subsequent celebration as much noise is being organized. Thus, the national holiday is celebrated Acadia today.

The name comes from the Acadian, which arose in North America variant of French, the original, high-pitched tone 'or' squabble ' meant. For the Dictionnaire de l' Académie Française in 1835 (vol. 2, p 845) Tintamarre referred noise, noise. Probably the custom of the mid-20th century originated with references to peasant traditions in France. Possibly this is related to wedding customs, as Charivari, a kind of hen party. The name Tintamarre wore beyond a Parisian satirical magazine of the 19th century.

1955 called Norbert Robichaud, the Archbishop of Moncton, his congregation on the occasion of the bicentennial anniversary of the expulsion of the Acadians by the British on, " Tintamarre " to organize after the ringing of bells and public prayer a joyful, in which each call -off, ring or make noise should. These whistles, car horns, bicycle bells and the like should be used.

1979 revived the Société Nationale des Acadiens the Tintamarre for their celebration in Caraquet occasion of the 375th anniversary of the founding of Acadia. The motto was: On est venus c'est pour rester ( We have come to stay ). A few years later, the newspapers have already spoken of the " Acadian tradition " of Tintamarre.

An open letter from 1992, written by Jean -Marie Nadeau, a fellow of the Parti Acadien and the Société Nationale des Acadiens, who emphasized the inner band within the Community, was entitled Que le Tintamarre commence ( thus the Tintamarre starts ).

Meanwhile, the ceremony next to the Acadian National Holiday, the Acadian flag and the hymn Ave Maria Stella one of the most important public symbols Acadian culture has become.

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