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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…

Spirit of Festival: What Lies Behind the Carol, The West Australian, 24 December 1937

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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…

Corpus Christi at Manly

A photograph taken by photographer Ted Hood of the crowd gathered at the Corpus Christi Mass in Manly, New South Wales, in 1934. The group of veiled women in white dress most likely represent the Legion of Mary, an association of Catholic laity who…

The Papal Nuncio, Corpus Christi at Manly

A photograph taken by photographer Ted Hood of Apostolic Nuncio Philip Bernardini participating in the Corpus Christi Mass at Manly, New South Wales, in 1934.

Corpus Christi is an annual feast day observed by the Catholic Church on the Thursday…

The Mass, Corpus Christi at Manly

A photograph taken by photographer Ted Hood of the Corpus Christi Mass held at Manly, New South Wales, in 1934.

Corpus Christi is an annual feast day observed by the Catholic Church on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday. It celebrates the…

Crowd of Veiled Women, Corpus Christi at Manly

A photograph taken by photographer Ted Hood during the Corpus Christi Mass at Manly, New South Wales, in 1934. The picture shows a group of veiled women kneeling in the crowd. They are (less noticeably) also interspersed with men, and this group most…

Corpus Christi at Manly: The Procession

A photograph taken by photographer Ted Hood of the procession following the Corpus Christi Mass at Manly, New South Wales, in 1934.

Corpus Christi is an annual feast day observed by the Catholic Church on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday. It…

Corpus Christi at Manly: Children in the Procession

A photograph taken by photographer Ted Hood of children participating in the Corpus Christi procession at Manly, New South Wales, in 1934.

Corpus Christi is an annual feast day observed by the Catholic Church on the Thursday following Trinity…

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