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charivari::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | belling, callathump, callithump, chivaree, shivaree |
| Type of | serenade |
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charivari
It is related to other means of social control that arise in communities, such as charivari,riding the rail, and tarring and feathering.
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Some village charivari included dancers dressed as wild men, to represent demons, who were ceremonially captured and symbolically burnt to appease evil spirits at harvest or planting time.
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