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ILLUMINA CEREMONY WINCHESTER COLLEGE HAMPSHIRE UK (12 images)

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Winchester College Illumina Ceremony.
Traditionally, at the end of the Autumn term, parents, boys and staff gather together for the annual Illumina Ceremony, with candles covering the medieval walls surrounding the playing fields – Meads and a large bonfire. The event commemorates the removal of a wall in 1862 which separated boys housed in College – Scholars from boys who lived outside the College walls – Commoners. The Commoners decided to celebrate this event and...
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