Yeah, this wasn't Buckman and didn't involve us, but what were they doing here? What was the ceremony or feast day, and the intent of the procession? (Notice: boys first, by size...then girls, by size--weirdly typical, huh?
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The usual prize'll be given for correct answers!
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More about St Mary's in Sleepy Eye, Mn:
YAY! Thank you, Internet! Here's the view from the other end of the street--the kids were processing from the school to the church that
Sunday, March 30, 1913. We don't know why, but we can speculate--the Bishop was visiting, or they were dedicating something (a bell or statue?) Kids were a nice touch when they filled the front pews (boys on the right, girls on the left), and this day was certainly ceremonial...
Being Sunday, it couldn't have been
Corpus Christi, OR a
Rogation day.
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Sorry, nobody won the big prize, but the ONE answer deserves credit...and some sorta indulgence,too, probably....
It was Rogation Days, when the processed around and blessed the fields for a good crop.
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