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A medieval pageant is a form of procession traditionally associated with both secular and religious rituals, often with a narrative structure. Pageantry was an important aspect of medieval European seasonal festivals, in particular around the celebration of Corpus Christi , which began after the thirteenth century.
A Pageant in Coventry. The Coventry Mystery Plays, or Coventry Corpus Christi Pageants, are a cycle of medieval mystery plays from Coventry, West Midlands, England, and are perhaps best known as the source of the "Coventry Carol".
Mystery plays and miracle plays (they are distinguished as two different forms although the terms are often used interchangeably [1]) are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe. Medieval mystery plays focused on the representation of Bible stories in churches as tableaux with accompanying antiphonal song.
First, "medieval" denotes a time period (500–1500) far too large and complex to understand in short descriptions. And within it, there was "a vast and varied spectrum of kinds of performances: ludus , jeu, ordo, representatio, officium, pagina, miraculum, mystère, processus, interlude, morality, mumming , disguising, and, of course, play."
Reconstructed Anglo-Saxon hall from c. 1000 AD at Wychurst, Kent. The most high-profile of Regia Anglorum's activities is the Wychurst Project. [4] On 3 acres (12,000 m 2) of freeheld land in Kent, the group built a full-scale replica of a defended manorial burgh and the flooded ring ditch and bank surmounted by 220 metres of palisade enclosing an acre of land.
‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ (IMDb) In this one, Judy Greer plays Grace, a mother who volunteers to take over a church Christmas pageant when the usual coordinator can’t.
Village of Canterbury; Elizabethan England (1560–1600) 2009 3 stages, 6+ acres; parking–shuttle ≠ (07c) last two weekends in July 10k (2012) Canterbury Faire: Carolina Renaissance Festival [7] North Carolina: Huntersville; permanent site Marketplace at the "Village of Fairhaven"; knights, sea fairies, fantasy: 1994 10 stages, 25 acres ...
Pageant comes from the archaic word for the wagon stage, "pagyn.” It is a word used to describe the movable stage on which a scene of the processional religious play was performed. [2] The origin of the religious play began in medieval churches. The dramas began as a simple way to impart the message of the Bible to the people.