Pretty Boy Procession 1899
Shown above is the official calendar for the month of March from the Diocese of Wenchoster. Once again, the feast days are somewhat different from the calendar of the Episcopal Church and includes saints of whom we may never have heard. After all, the Diocese of Wenchoster is in England, and we should expect that their calendar will be a bit different from ours.
As usual, click on the pictures for the larger view.
I must tell Grandpère about St Mulch of Compostella. Dedicated gardener that he is, I'm sure he will want to adopt the saint as his patron.
Is it just me, or do others judge that not all the boys in the procession are pretty? Still what a grand and glorious ceremony the Crowning of the "Pretty Boy" must be. Is it a bit odd that such a ceremony would take place in the solemn season of Lent?
As to the "Cutting of the Ears" ceremony, my question is, "Whose ears?" Not the Pretty Boys' ears, surely.
Note that the calendar appears only one day late. Not bad, all things considered.
I can take the weird saints day. The most startling thing about the calendar is that weeks begin on Monday and end on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteOrmonde, indeed. One might go so far as to say that the Wenchoster calendar is - how shall I put it? - unusual, in more ways than one.
ReplyDeleteI thought the ¨crowning¨ of the ¨pretty boy¨ was on everyones calendar (however not always a annual event).
ReplyDeleteLeo, obviously the ceremony is on my calendar (for which I paid over £12 including postage).
ReplyDeleteI like St Benedict the Damp and St Hugh of Phlegm.
ReplyDeleteI didn't get round to buying this calendar. Now I regret it.
4 May, thanks for that bit of information. I did not know that the weeks on the calendars in Europe started with Monday.
ReplyDeleteCathy, you can print the calendar. I plan to post every month, preferably on day one.
Calendars in Australia and New Zealand also start on Monday. As usual you Americans have strange ways :-)
ReplyDeleteBrian, wait a minute. Doesn't the Bible say that Sunday is the first day of the week? Then, wouldn't that mean that we arrange our calendars the proper way here in the US?
ReplyDeleteI would like to attend the Doddering Lent Lunch. I feel much like that lately.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm with Mimi on starting the week on Sunday although I am used to both methods and usually check.