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== ''La Christine'' in Acadiana == |
== ''La Christine'' in Acadiana == |
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''La Christine'' (also found in the forms ''La Christiane'' and ''La Crisquine''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|year=2010|isbn=978-1-60473-403-4|location=Jackson|pages=135}}</ref>) is the [[Cajun French]] name for a folkloric figure who traditionally brought "fruits, homemade candies and small gifts" on New Year's Eve.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=C'est Vrai: More on Mother Christmas {{!}} EvangelineToday.com {{!}} Ville Platte Gazette, Mamou Acadian Press, Basile Weekly {{!}} Evangeline Parish, La.|url=https://archive.evangelinetoday.com/columns/c%E2%80%99est-vrai-more-mother-christmas|access-date=2020-12-08|website=archive.evangelinetoday.com}}</ref> The name represents a Gallicized form of "Christkind" and the tradition was most likely brought to the area by German-speaking settlers from Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-14|title=German-Americans|url=https://cls.louisiana.edu/programming-special-projects/louisiana-101/peoples-places/german-americans|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Center for Louisiana Studies|language=en}}</ref> In some families, La Christine would make a visit a week after [[Père Noël|Papa Noël]] brought Christmas gifts and might even be described as "Santa Claus' wife",<ref name=":0" /> while in others "La Christine" was just another name for Santa Claus.<ref name=":1" /> |
''La Christine'' (also found in the forms ''La Christiane'' and ''La Crisquine''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|year=2010|isbn=978-1-60473-403-4|location=Jackson|pages=135}}</ref>) is the [[Cajun French]] name for a folkloric figure who traditionally brought " fruits, homemade candies and small gifts" on New Year's Eve.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=C'est Vrai: More on Mother Christmas {{!}} EvangelineToday.com {{!}} Ville Platte Gazette, Mamou Acadian Press, Basile Weekly {{!}} Evangeline Parish, La.|url=https://archive.evangelinetoday.com/columns/c%E2%80%99est-vrai-more-mother-christmas|access-date=2020-12-08|website=archive.evangelinetoday.com}}</ref> The name represents a Gallicized form of "Christkind" and the tradition was most likely brought to the area by German-speaking settlers from Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-14|title=German-Americans|url=https://cls.louisiana.edu/programming-special-projects/louisiana-101/peoples-places/german-americans|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Center for Louisiana Studies|language=en}}</ref> In some families, La Christine would make a visit a week after [[Père Noël|Papa Noël]] brought Christmas gifts and might even be described as "Santa Claus' wife",<ref name=":0" /> while in others "La Christine" was just another name for Santa Claus.<ref name=":1" /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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