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Standeswallfahrt

English translation: cantonal pilgrimage

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German term or phrase:Standeswallfahrt
English translation:cantonal pilgrimage
Entered by: Wendy Streitparth

14:39 Apr 27, 2017
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Pilgrimages, Switzerland
German term or phrase: Standeswallfahrt
"Seit dem 14. Jahrhundert verordnen auch Städte und Orte obligatorische Bittgänge nach Einsiedeln, sogenannte Kreuzgänge oder Standeswallfahrten. "
sinolig
Switzerland
Local time: 07:14
cantonal pilgrimage
Explanation:
Be it with local or cantonal pilgrimages or special pilgrimage feasts, several communities in the canton of Schwyz actively cultivate religious rituals still today, ...
http://www.schwyz-tourismus.ch/en/art-culture/customs/religi...
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 07:14
Grading comment
Many thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2cantonal pilgrimage
Wendy Streitparth
3 +1Communal pilgrimage
Mair A-W (PhD)
3pilgrimage procession
David Hollywood
Summary of reference entries provided
Wendy Streitparth

  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pilgrimage procession


Explanation:
http://www.sikart.ch/werke.aspx?id=12009018

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-04-27 15:43:05 GMT)
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the link shows a Swiss painting depicting one of these procesions

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-04-27 15:43:50 GMT)
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have done a bit of digging but can't come up with anything better

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-04-27 15:46:34 GMT)
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my gut feeling tells me "pilgimage" would do but there might be a more specific term

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: But this gives "pilgrimages/processions known as pilgrimages/processions". It doesn't make sense in the context.
13 mins
  -> I agree Phil and I still think we would be more or less ok with "pilgimages"
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Communal pilgrimage


Explanation:
just a suggestion...
as used here, to distinguish from individual pilgrimage https://books.google.de/books?id=YVYkrNhPMQkC&pg=PA93&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-04-27 15:52:29 GMT)
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or community pilgrimage


Mair A-W (PhD)
Germany
Local time: 07:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: this is highly plausible
1 min
neutral  philgoddard: See my comment above.
4 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cantonal pilgrimage


Explanation:
Be it with local or cantonal pilgrimages or special pilgrimage feasts, several communities in the canton of Schwyz actively cultivate religious rituals still today, ...
http://www.schwyz-tourismus.ch/en/art-culture/customs/religi...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 07:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Many thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, very well researched. Many thanks.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clive Phillips
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Clive
agree  seehand: sehr gut recherchiert!
13 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank, seehand. So schwer war es nicht!
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Reference comments


3 hrs
Reference

Reference information:
Die 26 Kantone (französisch cantons, italienisch cantoni, rätoromanisch chantuns, in der Deutschschweiz traditionell Stand, im Plural Stände genannt[
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanton_(Schweiz)

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
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