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| has gloss | eng: Clipping the church is an ancient custom that is traditionally held on Easter Monday or Shrove Tuesday. The word "clipping" is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and is derived from the word "clyp-pan", meaning "embrace" or "clasp". Clipping the church involves either the congregation of the church, or local children forming a ring around the church, and holding hands with their backs to it. Once the circle is completed, onlookers will often cheer, and sometimes hymns are sung. Often, there is dancing. Following the ceremony, a sermon is heard in the church, and there are sometimes refreshments. Currently, there are only a few churches left in England that hold this ceremony. |
| lexicalization | eng: Clipping the church |
| instance of | c/Easter traditions |
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