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The Anglican Parish of Christ Church Brunswick |
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The Anglican Parish of Christ Church Brunswick |
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Charivari is the Christ Church occasional Parish Paper. The word “charivari” (pronounced
shar-ee-var-ee) was first used in France in 1735 and is defined in the Shorter
Oxford English Dictionary
as “a serenade of ‘rough music’, made with kettles, pans, tea-trays, etc., used in France, in derision
of incongruous marriages, etc.; hence a babel of noise.”
In 1892, Punch magazine, subtitled the London Charivari, chronicled the daily activities of that city. In Canada, and the midwest of America (where it is called a shiravee), a charivari is a noisy mock serenade for newlyweds involving an all-night party. The first Christ Church Charivari was published in December 1976 with these words: “Charivari is defined as ‘a serenade of rough music, made with kettles, pans, tea-trays etc’. We have chosen it as our title, as did Mr Punch, to record the passing parade of people and events in our parish life, which may often seem cacophonous as we strive towards the perfection of praising God with well-tuned cymbals.” Charivari appeared first as a single sheet folded into thirds and took its present form in 1982. Monthly or bimonthly until December 1987, Charivari is now published several times throughout the year usually to coincide with particular seasons of the Church year (Advent/Christmas, Eastertide, Pentecost, etc). |
