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(892 posts)Thank you!
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,422 posts)Christmas carols needs more yodeling and scat singing
3catwoman3
(23,975 posts)...that had a distinct national costume.
KT2000
(20,577 posts)I researched traditional costumes from Ireland. What I found was very humble, or shall I say peasant clothing.
3catwoman3
(23,975 posts)...those somewhat garish, truth be told.
Im a Western European mix of German, English, and Celtic. Ive been poking around in Ancestry.com, and discovered that most of my dads ancestors hail from Canada. I find that oddly comforting just now, with the US having been such a mess for the last 4 years.
I love kilts and bagpipes.
KT2000
(20,577 posts)Did a set of doll clothes with the whole works - and they remain my favorites.
The Irish are so gifted with words and stories but clothing is a big miss. When I watch the Celtic singers I am often lost on the corny evening dresses trying to figure out how to improve them - same with the dancers.
Maybe with Canadian ancestors you could move there if things don't improve here. I listen to Canadian radio and yesterday they ran a spot for where American locals (within their broadcast are) could get help with rent and utilities because of Covid.
My Canadian friend says the difference between Canadians and Americans is that Americans say "I" and Canadians say "we."
3catwoman3
(23,975 posts)...picked Sarah Palin.
My maternal grandmother was born in Michigan, but both her parents were from Ontario, as were her 2 younger siblings. I checked the Canadian citizenship laws, and they are similar to ours - if a parent was Canadian, so are you. Dont know if that is close enough to make me desirable/acceptable.
Someone in the extended family tree thought her birth in MI was likely the result of seasonal travel for farm related work.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Thank you!
Quixote1818
(28,930 posts)originally a Christmas song:
"Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol composed by Mykola Leontovych in 1904 with lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. The song is based on a folk chant known in Ukrainian as "Shchedryk". Wilhousky's lyrics are copyrighted, although the original musical composition is not.
The song is recognized by a four-note ostinato motif (see image to the right). It has been arranged many times for different genres, styles of singing and settings and has been covered by artists and groups of many genres: classical, metal, jazz, rock, and pop. The piece has also been featured in films, television shows, and parodies.
The song is based on a traditional folk chant. It was associated with the coming New Year which, in pre-Christian Ukraine, was originally celebrated with the coming of spring in April. (This explains the reason why the original Ukrainian text speaks about a swallow returning and lambs being born.)
With the introduction of Christianity to Ukraine, and the adoption of the Julian calendar, the celebration of the New Year was moved from April to January, and the holiday with which the chant was originally associated became the Feast of Epiphany (also known in Ukrainian as Shchedry vechir). The songs sung for this celebration are known as Schedrivky.
The original Ukrainian text tells the tale of a swallow flying into a household to proclaim the plentiful and bountiful year that the family will have.[1] The title is derived from the Ukrainian word for "bountiful". The period for the birth of animals and the return of swallows to Ukraine, however, does not correspond to the current calendar season of winter.
In Ukraine, the chant is currently sung on the eve of the Julian New Year.