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The first French settlement (northern Maine) in 1605/6 was a disaster (nearly half died of exposure/malnutrition) so when they relocated across the bay in Nova Scotia, they instituted the weekly feasts of the “Order of Good Cheer” which included not just food (paraded around the room with pomp and ceremony) but also diy theatre and other entertainments. A kind of gallows cheer
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/order-of-good-cheer-feasts
The first French settlement (northern Maine) in 1605/6 was a disaster (nearly half died of exposure/malnutrition) so when they relocated across the bay in Nova Scotia, they instituted the weekly feasts of the “Order of Good Cheer” which included not just food (paraded around the room with pomp and ceremony) but also diy theatre and other entertainments. A kind of gallows cheer
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/order-of-good-cheer-feasts