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  2. Old Town Square execution - Wikipedia

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    The execution of the 27 leaders of the Bohemian Estates Uprising began on 21 June 1621 in Prague on the Old Town Square. The executioner was an utraquist, so they could pray before the execution. Joachim Andreas von Schlick was beheaded first. This was followed by the execution of Jan Jesenius, whose tongue was cut out first, then he was ...

  3. Holy Week - Wikipedia

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    A Confraternity in Procession along Calle Génova, Seville by Alfred Dehodencq (1851). Holy Week in the liturgical year is the week immediately before Easter. The earliest allusion to the custom of marking this week as a whole with special observances is to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions (v. 18, 19), dating from the latter half of the 3rd century and 4th century.

  4. Category:1621 in Europe - Wikipedia

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    1621 in the Holy Roman Empire (3 C, 4 P) I. 1621 in Ireland (1 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "1621 in Europe" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.

  5. Holy Week in Spain - Wikipedia

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    Holy Week in Spain is the annual tribute of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods (Spanish: confradías) and confraternities that perform penitential processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during Holy Week–the final week of Lent before Easter.

  6. Capirote - Wikipedia

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    In the Philippines, a former Spanish colony, male Catholic penitents of the Tais-Dupol confraternity wear capirotes during Holy Week in Palo, Leyte. The group's name comes from Waray tais , meaning "pointed", and dupol , meaning "blunt", referring to the shape of the hood.

  7. Holy Week procession - Wikipedia

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    A Holy Week procession is a public ritual march of clergy and penitents which takes place during Holy Week in Christian countries, ...

  8. When was the first Thanksgiving? What to know about the ... - AOL

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    Traditional "first Thanksgiving" stories taught in schools tend to erase the true history, and the Native American perspective.

  9. 1621 in France - Wikipedia

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    Events from the year 1621 in France. Incumbents. Monarch: Louis XIII [1] Events. April ...