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New Procession ushers in Slipper era

This article from the online edition of ABC News reports on a change in Australian parliamentary procedure. A longer and more formal procession from the lobby of Parliament House to the Chamber of the House of Representatives has been introduced by…

Tags: Australian Parliament, Canberra, ceremonial robes, Chamber, House of Representatives, lobby, mace, medieval ritual, parliament, Parliament House, procession, public display, ritual, serjeant-at-arms, Speaker, weapon

Parade of the Ancient Order of Foresters through the Streets

Photograph of members of the Ancient Order of Foresters in NSW parading with a ceremonial banner. About the Ancient Order of Foresters: The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with the first recorded…

Tags: Ancient Order of Foresters, banner, banners, float, floats, Foresters, fraternities, fraternity, friendly societies, friendly society, New South Wales, NSW, parade, parades, procession, processions, Ted Hood

Smoke breathing dragon, Balingup Medieval Carnivale

A close-up digital photograph of the dragon in the parade at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale. Dragons are a popular element of the medieval period, occurring in Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literature, most famously in Beowulf, on the prows of some…

St. Anthony's Parish of Wanneroo, Fremantle Saints Parade

Still image depicting members of St. Anthony's Parish participating in a Saints Parade. The medieval Franciscan priest Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was born in Portugal and died in Padua, Italy.

Tags: banner, banners, Christian, Christianity, parade, parades, procession, processions, religion, religious, saint, Saint Anthony, saints, St Anthony, St. Anthony

St. Patrick's Day Procession led by men carrying a banner, Mt. Morgan, ca. 1917

Photograph depicting a 1917 St. Patrick's Day procession with men carrying a St. Patrick's Day banner bearing a medieval-style design.

Tags: banner, banners, float, floats, Irish culture, Mt. Morgan, national identity, parade, parades, procession, processions, Queensland, Saint Patrick, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day Procession

St. Patrick's Day Procession, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1903

An image of crowds of people gathered on Queen Street in Brisbane, QLD to watch the floats in a St. Patrick's Day parade. Processions with banners were a feature of the later medieval period. The banner for the St Patrick's day procession also…

Tags: Brisbane, Catholic, Catholicism, celebration, Celtic, ceremony, cross, harp, Ireland, Irish, parade, parades, procession, processions, Qld, Queensland, religion, religious, ring-headed cross, saint, Saint Patrick, saints, St Patrick, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day

The Ancient Order of Foresters - Women Parading in Headdresses

Image depicting two women of the Ancient Order of Foresters wearing elaborate headdresses at a parade in 1929. About the Ancient Order of Foresters: The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with the first…

The Ancient Order of Foresters Parading in Ceremonial Dress

Image depicting men of the Ancient Order of Foresters parading on horses in their ceremonial dress at a parade in 1929. About the Ancient Order of Foresters: The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with…

Tags: Ancient Order of Foresters, banner, banners, float, floats, Foresters, fraternities, fraternity, friendly societies, friendly society, horse, horses, New South Wales, NSW, parade, parades, procession, processions, Ted Hood

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