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On the far East Coast of Canada, lies the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Province is rich in history, traditions and superstition. The main industry in N&L is fishing and marine driven forces. With lush, beautiful scenery and entertainment of many varieties coast to coast it is easily one of the most fantastic places to live, work or play in Canada. Upon reaching the Province, you would notice immediately the profound depths of difference from the rest of this amazing country. Stepping off of a plane at one of the airports in either St. John's (the Capital) or lovely Gander, the scene of a horrible plane crash - you may be quite startled when listening to the N&L natives speech practices. It is best described as an almost 'Dyslexic' quality in pattern. They have slang that is worlds different than any other place in the world, let alone Canada. Canada has always been known as a bilingual country but, it is also felt that it's 'trilingual' when including the Newfie dialect. For example, "where you're at, is where you're to b'y!" is a common greeting there, meaning - "what are you doing today? Where are you?" 'B'y' is a traditional additive to almost every sentence spoken. Or, if you prefer; "Where'd tha Skreel off ta? He's rotted! How'd he come up b'y?" Which means, "where's that weirdo? Who raised him to behave so?" or even, "not fit." which is the equivalent to the rest of the county's "you're not right." as in, crazy or indicative of inappropriate speech or behavior.

Something that is revered in Newfoundland and Labrador are the time honoured marital traditions. It is said that if they are not observed - the nuptials are doomed to failure. These traditions include some beliefs similar to those of the Pagan matrimonial traditions, such as, stepping with hands joined over a straw broom, some handfasting rituals are followed and although not like the Pagan's beliefs, or even other cultures in this era; there is one tradition that stands even today. The 'coupling' of the Maid of Honour and the Groom himself. It is believed that if the 'performance' of the Groom, (sexually) is adaquate enough and bears good standing with the woman the Bride holds in the highest regard and good standing -it will be 'Welcome' for the Bride herself. This was observed in likeness in Scotland when the English had taken residency of Scotland and forced a practice called, 'Droit du seigneur ('lord's right'), also known as ius primae noctis ('right of the first night'), was a supposed legal right in medieval Europe, allowing feudal lords to have sexual relations with subordinate women, in particular, on the wedding nights of the women.

Barbaric in any time, but seemingly especially brutal in our year of 2022 when most countries, Canada included - have such beliefs of women being free to choose, and how rape is regarded in any place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droit_du_seigneur#:~:text=Droit%20du%20seigneur%20('lord's,wedding%20nights%20of%20the%20women.