S3.E3: Tibb’s Eve in Trinity
Season 3, Episode 3
Title: Tibb’s Eve in Trinity
Time: 20 minutes
Locations: Trinity, Trinity Bay
Story: Coming Home for Tibb’s Eve
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About The Episode:
Coming Home for Tibb’s Eve
If you’re from Newfoundland, you probably already know that Tibb’s Eve means December 23rd. It’s the unofficial start of Christmas—when the holiday buzz really kicks in and everyone’s back home, ready to reconnect with old friends. But Tibb’s Eve didn’t always mean celebration.
Once upon a time, it was actually known as a day that would never come—a day ‘neither before nor after Christmas,’ in other words, it was never supposed to happen at all.
St. Paul’s, Trinity
Now, how did it land on December 23rd? Well, that’s a bit of a mystery. No one really knows, but somehow, it did. And now, we get to enjoy it—a day that was never meant to be, has become an early start to holiday celebrations. Its a day of friends and fun.
This episode’s story is set on Tibb’s Eve, in the picturesque and historic town of Trinity (a place that’s especially cozy and charming at Christmas). In the story Tibb’s Eve becomes a night when time doesn’t quite follow the usual rules.
So, grab a hot drink, settle in, and join Clara as she finds herself in a Tibb’s Eve evening she’ll never forget.
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Credits
Ocean and Fog Horn, Shepardr, freesound.org, creative commons 0
Musical Snow Globe - We Wish You A Merry Christmas, mhtaylor67, freesound.org, creative commons 0
Multi-sounding jingle bells 001 - Fast, wastefield, freesound.org, creative commons 0
In the Bleak Midwinter, United States Air Force Band of the Rockies, Stellar Brass; Recording: United States Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources & Further Reading
What The Heck is Tibb’s Eve, Product of Newfoundland
Coming Home for Tibb’s Eve, Product of Newfoundland
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Old Newfoundland newspapers have given me many things: fascinating stories, strange history—and an unreasonable fear of thunderstorms.
I was supposed to be researching murder, superstition and heroic deeds. Instead, a mysterious 19th-century soft drink sent me down a rabbit hole. What exactly was Newfoundland Nectar?
A battered schooner discovered off Newfoundland’s west coast seems to have no one aboard. When rescuers bring her ashore, they discover a tragedy that began weeks earlier.
When a strange nose poked through the snow, two boys made a terrible mistake. What followed was a tale of terror and tragedy.
A complaint about skinny-dipping, a call for public whippings, and a mysterious signature… Victorian Newfoundland gets weird.