An exploratory study of food traditions associated with Imbolg (St. Brigid’s Day) from The Irish Schools’ Folklore Collection

IF 0.2 4区社会学 0 FOLKLORE

Folk Life-Journal of Ethnological Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/04308778.2021.1957428

Caitríona Nic Philibín, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This study explores the food traditions of Imbolg or St. Brigid’s Day (1st February), one of the quarter days of the Irish calendar year, which heralds the awakening of spring. Imbolg is comparable to Christmas eve, in that celebratory potato dishes such as colcannon or ‘poundies’ and boxty are consumed. Throughout the Schools’ Collection (6,000 copybooks filled with folklore collected by over 50,000 children), a rich food history where customs, superstitions, divinations and a mixing of the pagan and Christian traditions is evident. Four main themes: ‘Dishes’, ‘Brigid’s Crosses’, ‘Biddy Boys and Brídeogs’ and ‘Brigid, miracles and religion’ were identified, which share an affinity with the extant folklore literature. However, certain nuances are also highlighted in the Schools’ Folklore Collection (SFC) revealing a rich and oftentimes neglected food culture. This paper aims to address the current lacuna within the Folklore literature concerning foodways, whilst also highlighting opportunities for further research.

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爱尔兰学校民俗收藏中与Imbolg（圣布里吉德节）相关的饮食传统的探索性研究

摘要本研究探讨了爱尔兰日历年四分之一的圣布里吉德节（2月1日）的饮食传统，它预示着春天的到来。Imbolg与圣诞节前夕相当，因为人们会食用庆祝性的土豆菜，如colcannon或“poundies”和boxty。在整个学校收藏（6000本由50000多名儿童收集的充满民间传说的文案）中，有着丰富的食物历史，其中的习俗、迷信、占卜以及异教徒和基督教传统的混合显而易见。确定了四个主要主题：“菜肴”、“布里吉德的十字架”、“毕迪男孩和布里吉德”和“布里吉德·奇迹与宗教”，它们与现存的民间文学有着密切的关系。然而，学校民俗收藏（SFC）中也强调了某些细微差别，揭示了丰富且经常被忽视的饮食文化。本文旨在解决目前民俗文献中关于饮食方式的空白，同时也强调了进一步研究的机会。

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Folk Life-Journal of Ethnological Studies FOLKLORE-

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期刊介绍： Folk Life: Journal of Ethnological Studies is a journal devoted to the study of all aspects of traditional ways of life in Great Britain and Ireland. The journal publishes original, high quality, peer-reviewed research in the form of unsolicited articles, solicited papers (which are usually selected from those read at the Society"s annual conference) and of members" papers (which are usually short reports of work in progress). Work published in Folk Life may include, for example, papers dealing with the traditional ways of life of other countries and regions, which may be compared to or contrasted with those of Great Britain and Ireland.