Title
Holidays and Family Traditions: Mr. Richard Tarrence
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Full Length Interview
Home Is Where I Make It Oral History Project: Tarrence, Richard
Interviewees
Richard Tarrence
Timestamp
(17:52-18:34)
Description
“Just the traditional holidays. I mean, we had little things we’d do in the traditional holidays. Like, you know, at New Years it was the family gathering and the black-eyed peas and stuff. And I didn’t become aware of Kwanzaa until many years later-just recently. And I don’t do it as a family celebration, but I do celebrate it with my church family. We have programs to celebrate Kwanzaa. But to answer your question: I had nothing specific other than just the traditional family gatherings that as a family we always held and to eat some traditional foods that we always ate.”
Date
5-17-2002
Keywords
holidays and family traditions, Black families, Maine
Recommended Citation
Talbot-Ross, Rachel, "Holidays and Family Traditions: Mr. Richard Tarrence" (2002). Series 1: Family - Recordings. 11.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/we-exist-exhibit-audio/11
Comments
Age at Time of Interview: 57
Born: 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio
Duration of Residence in Maine: Moved to Maine in October 1975