Villagers in France still use the old charivari, or scornful serenade, to show their disgust toward what they consider an unsuitable marriage. They surround the home of the couple and beat un tin pans, fircirons and kettles.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 119, 4 May 1934, Page 11
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