in present times no one will believe that once this was most prestigious vehicle! Decorated Carriage driven by on celebrations/ festive occasions/ processions of & other places as well.

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M. Mouche fut invité à un enterrement. Durant la procession, il pleura de manière grotesque et parfaitement gênante. "Pourtant, pour vous, ce n'était pas un proche, s'étonna quelqu'un.- C'est pourquoi mes pleurs ne sont pas intimes." répondit M. Mouche. https://t.co/NHEgS0otGO

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According to legend, when George IV visited Scotland in 1822 a prankster put a fish on top of a local provost’s carriage that was part of the king’s procession. For that reason, a salted herring was known as a GLASGOW MAGISTRATE in 19th century English.

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A photo of a women's suffrage procession from 1910 has shed light on the interesting past of a banner in our collection. Read more of 's research into its fascinating history on the blog:
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10th December: Not a person but a building today. At the highest point of the picture, the 'Jerusalem' from which the procession of eastern wise men has come closely resembles the Medici family seat at Cafaggiolo. The villa was redesigned by Michaelozzo in 1452.

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Bertha Lum
The procession 1918

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Until it was abolished by Henry VIII, it was custom at Christmas time for a choirboy from the local parish to be chosen to play the role of ‘Boy Bishop’. He would make a procession around the town blessing people https://t.co/tmcnVNiFmN

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{AMBLESIDE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS}

Lantern procession and lights switch on this Saturday 17th November 2018.

Why not pop into the gallery during your visit. Always plenty to see and a warm welcome awaits. Look forward to seeing you. 🎄☃️🎁🎄

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In Nov 1852 Leighton arrived in Rome. He was just 21 years old and fresh from his training. Over the next 3 years he worked on the paintings that launched his career including Cimabue’s Celebrated Madonna is carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence.

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Study: "Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord / Hardanger" by Hans Gude and Adolph Tidemand, sans figures/boats. Somethingto learn some of the new default brushes I'd missed and to try and dissect how to better handle an environment, something I feel I still fumble a lot.

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The Procession of Xás is part of the mythology of Galicia. Ghosts carry a coffin and the nearer they are, the closer that person is to death. If the person who sees them is a foe of the soon-to-be deceased they beat them up and carry them through the brambles.

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David Bomberg, The Virgin of Peace in Procession through the Streets of Ronda, Holy Week, 1935, Oil on canvas, The Syndics of Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

© The estate of David Bomberg, the Bridgeman Art Library

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Crystal Cavern Procession. Ancient cave lions and Irish elks forever marching through time in a crystalline cavern. https://t.co/DuVO2Hlz5E

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Join a festival procession of around 300 people along Marygate in the centre of Berwick from 4pm, before a community choir gathers in front of the town’s beautiful Georgian Guildhall to sing a rousing selection of well-loved Berwick and Northumbrian songs- https://t.co/FwYjfF2U5n

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🦑I saw phantom processions of priests with the heads of bulls, falcons, cats & ibises; phantom processions marching through subterraneous labyrinths & avenues of titanic propylaea beside which a man is as a fly & offering unnamable sacrifices to nameless gods🎨Jake Murray🦑#HPL

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Bacchanalia, also called Dionysia, one of the several festivals of Bacchus (Dionysus) the wine god. The Great Dionysia had dramatic performances in the theatre of Dionysus. There was also the Lenaea, which included a procession and dramatic performances

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