house-raising

• Événement communautaire où des voisins se réunissent pour aider à construire ou à élever la charpente d'une maison, souvent associé aux traditions rurales ou coopératives.

A community event where neighbors gather to help construct or raise the frame of a house, often associated with rural or cooperative traditions.

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   A gathering of neighbors and friends to help build or raise the frame of a house, often as a social and cooperative effort.

   Corvée de construction d'une maison

   • The whole town came together for a house-raising for the new family.
   • They organized a house-raising to help their friends build a barn.
   • House-raisings were common in rural communities to share the workload.