Age: 20
Date of Performance: 4/24/2025
Language: English
Nationality: American
Occupation: Student
Primary Language: English
Residence: United States
- Text
The informant is a college student. She referenced how her family used to go to a nearby bay every year to celebrate “pirate weekend” as a kid. It was a temporary ritual but they treated it as a ‘holiday’ and celebrated it together annually.
2. Context
“We used to drive on up once a year to the bay for pirate weekend when I was a kid.”
“I went from like ages two until eight and I loved it. They had these smoke cannons that always impressed me. It was just bonding time for family but amazed me as a kid.”
3. Analysis
This is a ritual that the informant’s family turned into something of a holiday. They took a nearby communication of art within a community and adopted it as a ritual to celebrate and immerse in a culture. The folklore fascinated the informant and served as an entertainment ritual at a young age.