A Mummer’s Parade!! Hand-Carved/Hand-Painted by Cara and Pam for Mummer’s The Word!
(From The Grumpy Goat Blog)
Tag Archives: Newfoundland
It isn’t Christmas without Mummers!
The Mummers’ Festival Page
CBC Coverage of this year’s parade
And a travel blogger’s reaction to the parade
The image at the top comes from the CBC blog. Click here to see more.
The floating dead: Newfoundland inspired ‘zombie faeries’ photoshoot arrives in time for Halloween – CBC News
A Newfoundlander living in Quebec took a part of home as inspiration for her new Halloween-themed photoshoot.
As part of a new documentary, a team of archeologists has found some evidence of a second Viking settlement in Newfoundland.
Source: Second potential Viking site found in Newfoundland – Newfoundland & Labrador – CBC News
Sheila vs. Patrick: March 18th and Sheila’s Brush
Sheila’s Brush is a Newfoundland term for a storm on or about the 18th of March. Because Sheila’s storm comes just after St. Patrick’s Day, Sheila is often described as the saint’s wife or mother. You would think that this would be an Irish tradition as well, carried to the new world by immigrants, but it appears to be a local invention.
We Are Star Stuff 