Flitch of bacon tradition
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The Flitch of bacon tradition is an old English custom in which married couples who can swear they have not regretted their marriage for a year and a day are ceremonially awarded a side of bacon.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk tradition
ⓘ
marriage custom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dunmow Flitch tradition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flitch of bacon custom ⓘ |
| hasCeremony |
formal swearing of an oath
ⓘ
public hearing ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation |
local records from Dunmow
ⓘ
references in antiquarian writings ⓘ |
| hasEarliestKnownDate | at least 13th century ⓘ |
| hasEvidence | recorded in medieval England ⓘ |
| hasFoodForm | cured bacon side ⓘ |
| hasFoodType | pork ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | held intermittently ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
absence of marital regret
ⓘ
public proof of marital contentment ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | customary rather than statutory ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Dunmow, Essex
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ⓘ
Great Dunmow, Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Dunmow, Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernPractice | periodic Flitch Trials in Great Dunmow ⓘ |
| hasModernRevival | 19th century revival at Dunmow ⓘ |
| hasObjectUsed | bacon side hung or displayed ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | award of bacon ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | married couple ⓘ |
| hasRequirement |
both spouses must appear together
ⓘ
spouses must answer questions about their marriage ⓘ spouses must convince a jury of their happiness ⓘ |
| hasReward |
flitch of bacon
ⓘ
side of bacon ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
formal pronouncement of award
ⓘ
procession of successful couple ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
community entertainment
ⓘ
public celebration of stable marriages ⓘ |
| hasTemporalCondition | marriage of at least one year and one day ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
The Flitch of Bacon (novel by William Harrison Ainsworth)
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ⓘ
various literary references to Dunmow Flitch ⓘ |
| notableForm | Dunmow Flitch Trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
folk law
ⓘ
marriage vows ⓘ rural English customs ⓘ |
| requiresDuration | a year and a day of marriage ⓘ |
| requiresOath | no regret of marriage ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conjugal fidelity
ⓘ
domestic happiness ⓘ marital harmony ⓘ |
| usesJury | jury of bachelors and maidens ⓘ |
| usesJury | local jury ⓘ |
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