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Mel
 Post subject: Image Query
PostPosted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:41 am 
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Does anyone know what the purpose of this parade/ceremony might be?

http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Pho ... remony.htm

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:55 am 
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Could be confirmation, they look about the right age, I wore a white dress and veil when I was confirmed at St Peter's many moons ago.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:02 pm 
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Thanks Stephanie.

Kris thought it might be a Catholic Confirmation

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St Peter's was classed as high church.


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:07 pm 
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I think it might be the Whit Walks. Our church used to walk with several other local churches and those who had been recently confirmed used to walk in their confirmation dresses etc. Our church was high Anglican (tho' I didn't realise it was 'high' till many years later when I went elsewhere) and we wore white dresses and veils.

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