Noisemaking
For Christmas customs that call for noisemaking, see CHRISTMAS IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA; CHRISTMAS IN DENMARK; CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY; KNOCKING NIGHTS; New Year’s Day; CHRISTMAS IN NORWAY; SHOOTING IN CHRISTMAS; TWELFTH NIGHT; TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS; UP HELLY AA; WASSAILING THE FRUIT TREES; CHRISTMAS IN COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA.