Posted on 11/20/2009 10:56:06 PM PST by Salvation
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A watch or vigil. The term was originally applied to the all-night vigil in Anglo-Saxon times before certain major holidays. By the sixteenth century it was used of the holiday itself, and of the fair held to honor a local saint. In some countries, e.g., Ireland, a wake is the watch over the body of the deceased before burial. And more commonly a wake is the period, one or two days before the funeral, when mourners may visit the body of the deceased and offer their condolences to the bereaved. THe Church now provides for a liturgical service, if so desired, during the wake. It is called Vigil for the Deceased.
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(Ps. 127:1) This is the facade of Ripon Town Hall in North Yorkshire. They have a custom of a watchman blowing a horn at night to guide travellers who might be lost on the moor. They actually have been doing this every night for over 1,000 years.
They also have one of the oldest (in part) cathedrals in England -- the crypt dates from the 6th century and is one of the first ten stone buildings built by the Anglo Saxons.
You have such a broad knowledge of languages and history. Thanks for this!
You’re welcome! A history degree with a lot of English courses (my college didn’t do minors) isn’t much use for anything else but imparting useless but entertaining information! :-D
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