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Abbey Medieval Festival, Queensland
The Abbey Medieval Festival is held in the Queensland town of Caboolture, north of Brisbane, and is a major fundraising event held by the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology. The Festival is a week-long event that commences with a medieval banquet,…
Spirit of Festival: What Lies Behind the Carol, The West Australian, 24 December 1937
This article from The West Australian traces the history of Christmas carols back to the medieval period. It dates their origin to the beginning of the thirteenth century, when Francis of Assisi taught children to dance around a model of the manger…
Tags: Apprentices, book, carol, celebration, Christian tradition, Christmas, Christmas Carols, dancing, drinking songs, festival, festivity, Greccio, medieval custom, melodies, merriment, Miracle plays, Mystery plays, popular tunes, puritan, religious lyrics, revival, singing, song, St Francis of Assisi, tradition, Wynken de Worde
Mothers Day, The Register, 7 May 1915
This article from The Register in 1915 traces the origins of Mothers’ Day celebrations to the medieval period, when adolescent children would be afforded a holiday from work on the fourth Sunday in Lent to ‘go a-mothering’. On such…
The World Overseas: ‘A Relic of Other Days’
Included in this Western Mail Supplement page of pictures from around the world, Image 6 shows a festive horserace running through the marketplace in Siena, Italy. The caption describes the festival as a ‘relic from other days’; the last…
Tags: archbishop, Cathedral, festival, horseracing, Italy, jockey, medieval festival, medieval games, Siena, Tuscany
Druitt's Lodge Procession Along Beamish Street, Campsie, New South Wales
Hyperlink to an image of a Druitt's Lodge procession along Beamish Street in Campsie, Sydney, NSW.
The photograph was taken in the 1920s and shows a parade of Freemasons, some of whom are carrying banners. Although the origins of Freemasonry are…
The photograph was taken in the 1920s and shows a parade of Freemasons, some of whom are carrying banners. Although the origins of Freemasonry are…
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Balingup Medieval Carnivale, 2012
This website tells you everything you need to know about the Balingup Medieval Carnivale for 2012. The event lasts from the 25th to 26th of August and is held in the beautiful town of Balingup in Western Australia's South-West.
Battle of Nations 2013
The Battle of Nations Festival is a full contact medieval tournament held in Europe which began in 2009. Australia will field a team for the first time in 2013 and will be captained by Kit Houston. The event features various combat categories, from…
Minerva’s Tower at Balingup Medieval Carnival 2012 film
This 11 minute film on YouTube shows has been pieced together from separate performances by Minerva’s Tower at the 2012 Balingup Medieval Carnivale. The event was held in the town of Balingup in the south-west of Western Australia on August…