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Categories: Weddings by culture, Wedding traditions, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Vigilantism, Widowhood

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A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple WordNet 3.0

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A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Charivari was a European and North American folk custom designed to shame a member of the community, in which a mock parade was staged through the settlement accompanied by a discordant mock serenade. Wikipedia

Folk custom of mock serenading. It is alternatively spelled shivaree or chivaree and also called skimmington. Wikipedia Disambiguation

A clamorous salutation made to, or noisy protest against, a newlywed couple Wikipedia Disambiguation

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A shivaree. Wiktionary

A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises. Wiktionary

The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion. Wiktionary

Mock serenade. Wiktionary (translation)

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