লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
guiser
This term is deeply rooted in the folk traditions of Scotland and Northern England, carrying a nostalgic and communal connotation. It describes a specific type of ritualized masquerade where the act of disguising oneself is tied to seasonal celebrations and the performance of traditional plays or songs.
In modern usage, the word is primarily encountered in ethnographic descriptions of folk customs or within the specific regions where these traditions persist. It evokes an image of rustic, often homemade costumes and a sense of historical continuity within rural community life.
Meanings
A person who wears a costume or disguise, particularly one who goes from house to house singing or performing in exchange for food or money during traditional festivals like Halloween or Christmas.\n\nIn Scottish and Northern English traditions, a guiser is specifically associated with the customs of Guy Fawkes Night or the winter solstice, often performing folk plays or dances while masked.
Examples
The village was filled with every kind of guiser imaginable on Halloween night.
A group of guisers arrived at the door and began their traditional dance.
I wonder who is hiding behind the mask of that guiser.
The local guiser performed a short comic play for the neighbors.
We used to be a guiser every winter when we were children.
The guisers demanded a treat in exchange for their song.
He dressed as a guiser to maintain his anonymity during the festival.