Order of Good Cheer
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The Order of Good Cheer was a social club founded in 1606 by French settlers in Port Royal, Acadia, to boost morale through communal feasts and entertainment during the harsh winter.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial institution
ⓘ
historical organization ⓘ social club ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving nutrition of settlers
ⓘ
strengthening social bonds ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Acadia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port-Royal Habitation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
French colonization of the Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
History of Acadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalContext | French colonial North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 17th century ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
writings of Marc Lescarbot
ⓘ
writings of Samuel de Champlain ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
French settlers in Acadia
ⓘ
Samuel de Champlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
communal feasts
ⓘ
hunting for game ⓘ music and singing ⓘ sharing meals with Indigenous guests ⓘ storytelling ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
inviting Mi’kmaq leaders to feasts
ⓘ
members took turns organizing meals ⓘ wearing a ceremonial collar or chain ⓘ |
| hasModernRevival | ceremonial re-enactments in Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| hasStructure | rotating master of ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Grand Master of the Feast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | commemorated in Canadian historical tradition ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1606 ⓘ |
| influenced | later commemorative events in Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | European chivalric orders ⓘ |
| languageOfOrganization | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Port Royal, Acadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Port Royal, Acadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membership | male French colonists at Port Royal ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Marc Lescarbot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel de Champlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to boost morale during winter
ⓘ
to maintain health and spirits of settlers ⓘ to provide communal feasts ⓘ to provide entertainment ⓘ |
| reasonForEstablishment |
harsh winter conditions
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risk of scurvy and illness ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the first social clubs in North America ⓘ |
| seasonalContext | winter of 1606–1607 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Port Royal (Acadia)