Record #:

35192

Author(s):

Crawley, Donald W.

Abstract:

Including photographs, poems, a speeches, and quotes, the author describes the annual tradition of firing guns on New Year’s Day. It had been brought over from Germany and taken up by many of the residents in Cherryville, NC.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Dec 1962, p20-27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Shooting; Folk speech--North Carolina, Northeastern; Poetry; New Year