Product of Newfoundland
This is a blog about Newfoundland: The strange truths, tall tales & pop culture of a foggy island.
Stories
Sheila’s Brush
Sheila's Brush is a piece of Newfoundland weather folklore associated with St. Patrick's Day... but where did it come from?
Penny in a Pancake
A button, a penny, a straw? In Newfoundland Pancake Day (aka Shrove Tuesday) comes with a dangerous(?) fortune-telling tradition.
Mar Falten: Valentine’s Day in Newfoundland
Mar falten is a traditional Valentine's Day greeting in Newfoundland.
Candlemas Day in Newfoundland
Newfoundland has no groundhogs but plenty of February 2, weatherlore.
Newfoundland, New Year's and New Clothes
My great-grandmother believed it was important to start the new year in new clothes. This year I’m keeping the tradition with a new hat (a Christmas gift from my sister).
These Newfoundland Christmas Traditions
Mummers, Tibb’s Eve, Dark and Light Fruit Cake, Old Christmas Day… These are some of my Newfoundland Christmas traditions.
What Tibb’s Eve Means To Me
The only thing more certain than Tibb’s Eve in Newfoundland is a Newfoundlander asking what Tibb’s Eve is.
Twas The Night After Christmas: A Newfoundland Mummer Story
A Newfoundland mummering story inspired by The Night Before Christmas plus some Newfoundland Christmas facts, history and folklore.
