That's a great video. I can't tell what language they're singing in, which is a pity as I like hearing varieties of French; indeed, of all languages.
I have a very interesting book about varieties of French <http://www.amazon.fr/Le-Français-dici-là-là-bas/dp/2253149292> which includes a very good discussion about Acadian French, and some of the differences with standard French. Many Acadian expressions survive in the patois of Loudun and Richelieu, the Seigneurie d'Aulnay, between Berry and Poitou, from where the first families came. Some of the expressions are even found in the writing of Rabelais, and 12th C French lit. Here's your family crest. Click on it to follow one branch of the genealogy: <http://www.lebic.net/therriault/> This tells us that you came from the Loudon area, left France with Commander de Razilly at the beginning of July 1632, arriving at La Heve, Nova Scotia, On 14 August, and settled in Port Royal, like everyone else. Your ancestor Jehan (=Jean, John) was a peaceful labourer who married Perrine Breau. They had 7 children, from whom all the Theriault families are descended. B p.s. sorry for breaking the threading with this reply - it was originally bounced because my stupid iPad turned it into HTML. On 25 Aug 2013, at 02:20, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: Booze isn't always a huge part of a kitchen party. Depends what time of day or night they are I guess. And the dancing tends to be step dancing or folk dancing, not couples dancing (although sometimes it is). Here's a family oriented Acadian kitchen party in Grosse Coques, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, featuring dancers toward the end of the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR8HMvnZiqQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player As you might be able to tell, Acadien French is very archaic and unique. You may also know that many Acadiens went down to Louisiana after the Expulsion in 1755 and became the present day Cajuns. I am from East Coast Acadien roots (Theriault is a common name down there, we arrived in present day Nova Scotia around 1635). But I digress: Kitchen parties are popular all over the East Coast from New Brunswick to Newfoundland. Cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
