Services / Ceremonies / Festivals

Memorial

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Memorial. An object eg a statue or plaque; or an act eg a procession or religious service; created or conducted as remembrance of a person or event.

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Millennium

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Millennium. A time period of one thousand years.

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Mother’s Day

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Mother’s Day. An annual day in which appreciation for mothers (and, increasingly, others who care for people) is expressed.

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Mothering Sunday

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Mothering Sunday. Dating back to practices of the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans who annually worshipped a mother goddess, the Christian church in the sixteenth century established an annual festival to honour the Virgin Mary when people were expected to return to the mother (main) church in the area.

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Passover Festival

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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Passover Festival. Annual Jewish celebration commemorating their people being delivered by Moses from slavery in Egypt.

Biblical references include: Exodus 12:1-49, Leviticus 23: 4, Numbers 9:1-14, Deuteronomy 16:1-8, 2 Kings 23:22, Ezra 6:19, Matthew 26:2, Mark 14:12-16, Luke 22:7, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Hebrews 11:28

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Pentecost (Christian Festival)

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Pentecost (Christian Festival). Contextually this sign refers to the Christian festival of Pentecost, not the Jewish festival.

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