The Pomor Family

1. The Pomor Family

2.

Family in Pomorye was big: up to 30 people.

3. The family owned the house, instruments, the cattle, boats, land, money.

4. Father & mother were the main people. Father regulated the life of his family by the rules.

Father & mother were the main
people. Father regulated the life of
his family by the rules.

5. Father was the head of the hunting & fishing unit, he ordered men & boys.

Father was the head of the hunting
& fishing unit, he ordered men &
boys.

6. The mother ordered girls & women. She was responsible for cooking, other women helped her.

The mother ordered girls & women.
She was responsible for cooking,
other women helped her.

7. When the family was too big the elder son built a new house & lived with his own family.

When the family was too big the
elder son built a new house & lived
with his own family.

8. Men & women had different jobs. Children prepared for their future life very early. Men usually mended, knitted fishing nets,

Men & women had different jobs.
Children prepared for their future life
very early. Men usually mended,
knitted fishing nets, stored up firewood
& repaired buildings.

9. Women span, wove, needle-worked, cooked, made hay, gathered berries, mushrooms, baby-sat.

Women span, wove, needleworked, cooked, made hay,
gathered berries, mushrooms,
baby-sat.

10. Girls over 8 began to collect their trousseau: a wedding costume, shirts, towels, table-cloths & sashes.

Girls over 8 began to collect their
trousseau: a wedding costume,
shirts, towels, table-cloths &
sashes.

11. From 16-17 boys & girls went to goolyanye (a holiday party). Boys & girls in Pomorye married late (at the age of 21-26),

From 16-17 boys & girls went to
goolyanye (a holiday party). Boys &
girls in Pomorye married late (at the
age of 21-26), because the family was
big to do all the work.

12. Give synonyms:

Male –
Female –
Nurse –
Mend –
A holiday party –

13.

Work
Men’s
Women’s
Baby-sat, needle-worked, repaired, mended,
wove, looked after, knitted, cooked, stored up,
span.

14. Answer the questions

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2.
3.
4.
How big was the Pomor family?
Father regulated the life of the family,
didn’t he?
When did the family build a new house?
Why did boys and girls marry late?