Talk:Tibb's Eve

"other parts"

What other parts are there to Newfoundland and Labrador, than Labrador? The article says, after mentioning specifically the island of Newfoundland, "Tibb’s Eve is also widely recognized in other parts of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador." --03:45, 21 February 2019 (UTC)Richardson mcphillips (talk)

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A chunk of this section seems to be more personal opinion than fact. It needs revisions and citations, or should be deleted completely. HeritageNL (talk) 00:40, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

I'm going to remove it and tack it here for now.HeritageNL (talk) 18:27, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

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Similar to the theme of a "non-time event, the use of the term Tibb's Eve, refers to a "day that will never come". In Newfoundland parlance, it is often associated to a day when the matriarch of a Newfoundland household would 'grant permission' to her husband to imbibe of intoxicating liquor to some excess but only on the condition he remain sober during the remainder of the advent holiday. In practise, this day is still observed in many areas of the province's south and south west coasts and can in part be attributed to the relatively isolated nature of many south coast communities. While liquor was readily available from the nearby French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, many enterprising Newfoundland brewmasters would take to making a batch of homebrew beer to be available during the Christmas holiday period. It is no coincidence that these brews would be ready for consumption by Tibb's Eve, December 23rd. Having received their permission to imbibe, many of the husbands would congregate in a given area, a bait shed or a particular person's fishing stage (the original Newfoundland man cave) and samples of various batches would be shared and bragging rights established for the best brew. It can be thus inferred that while the day has its origins as Tibb's Eve, the day that never comes, the title Tip's Eve, in common vernacular, is used interchangeably most likely from the ensuing unstable gait from having consumed to some excess. [citation needed]