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May games and noble savages: the Native American in early celebrations of the Tammany Society.(Research Paper)
Folklore
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January 1, 1997|
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"A May morning indeed!" runs the diary entry a young Philadelphia woman for 1 May 1773, "this morning was ushered in by the ringing of bells in memory of King Tammany, as he was used to be called, but now I think they have got him canonized, for he is now celebrated as Saint Tammany" (Eve 1891, 19). This is obviously far from a traditional English May, not the least of its unusual features being a Native American patron of the festival who, moreover, has achieved some form of canonisation.
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