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−	A [[pageant]] is a particular form of celebratory public event, often a dramatization of a historical, political or social occurrence.	+	A [[pageant]] is a particular form of celebratory [[public event]], often a dramatization of a historical, political or social occurrence.

	According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed [[procession]] or [[parade]], often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2. an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3. something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4. a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5. (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".		According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed [[procession]] or [[parade]], often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2. an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3. something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4. a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5. (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".

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 According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed [[procession]] or [[parade]], often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2.  an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3.  something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4.  a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5.  (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".
-Other terms often associated with (or used in place of ) [[pageant]] are '''[[carnival]]''' (see entry), '''tableau''' (more specifically in the sense of a "tableau vivant"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tableau_vivant], i.e. "living picture") and  ''historical enactment''.
+Other terms often associated with (or used in place of ) [[pageant]] are '''[[carnival]]''' (see entry), '''[[tableau]]''' (more specifically in the sense of a "[[tableau vivant]]"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tableau_vivant], i.e. "living picture") and  ''historical enactment''.
 In [[ESAT]] the term [[pageant]] largely appears as a reference to [[theatrical event]]s of the kind listed above under items 1 and 2, and '''particulars''' of such South African [[pageant]]s are discussed in the entries listed under [[South_African_Theatre/Plays|Stage Plays]] - and specifically in the sub-section [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]].
-== Some events specifically referred to as [[pageants]]
+== Some events specifically referred to as [[pageants]]==
 ''[[The Pageant of South Africa]]'',

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 According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed [[procession]] or [[parade]], often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2.  an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3.  something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4.  a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5.  (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".
-Other terms often associated with (or used in place of ) [[pageant]] are [[carnival]] (see entry), [[tableau]] (more specifically in the sense of [[tableau vivant]], i.e. "living picture") and  [[historical enactment]].
+Other terms often associated with (or used in place of ) [[pageant]] are '''[[carnival]]''' (see entry), '''tableau''' (more specifically in the sense of a "tableau vivant"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tableau_vivant], i.e. "living picture") and  ''historical enactment''.
-In [[ESAT]] the term pageant largely appears as a reference to [[theatrical event]]s of the kind listed above under items 1 and 2, and '''particular''' South African [[pageant]]s are discussed under [[South_African_Theatre/Plays|Stage Plays]] - and specifically in the sub-section [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]].
+In [[ESAT]] the term [[pageant]] largely appears as a reference to [[theatrical event]]s of the kind listed above under items 1 and 2, and '''particulars''' of such South African [[pageant]]s are discussed in the entries listed under [[South_African_Theatre/Plays|Stage Plays]] - and specifically in the sub-section [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]].

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 According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed [[procession]] or [[parade]], often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2.  an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3.  something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4.  a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5.  (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".
-Other terms often associated with (or used in place of ) [[pageant]] are [[carnival]] (see entry), [[tableau]] (more specifically in the sense of [[tableaux vivants]], i.e. "living pictures") and  [[historical enactment]].
+Other terms often associated with (or used in place of ) [[pageant]] are [[carnival]] (see entry), [[tableau]] (more specifically in the sense of [[tableau vivant]], i.e. "living picture") and  [[historical enactment]].
 In [[ESAT]] the term pageant largely appears as a reference to [[theatrical event]]s of the kind listed above under items 1 and 2, and '''particular''' South African [[pageant]]s are discussed under [[South_African_Theatre/Plays|Stage Plays]] - and specifically in the sub-section [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]].

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 According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed [[procession]] or [[parade]], often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2.  an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3.  something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4.  a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5.  (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".
-Other terms often associated with (or used in place of ) [[pageant]] are [[carnival]] (see entry), [[tableau]], [[historical enactment]]
+Other terms often associated with (or used in place of ) [[pageant]] are [[carnival]] (see entry), [[tableau]] (more specifically in the sense of [[tableaux vivants]], i.e. "living pictures") and  [[historical enactment]].
 In [[ESAT]] the term pageant largely appears as a reference to [[theatrical event]]s of the kind listed above under items 1 and 2, and '''particular''' South African [[pageant]]s are discussed under [[South_African_Theatre/Plays|Stage Plays]] - and specifically in the sub-section [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]].

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:39, 6 July 2019
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−	A [[pageant]] is a particular form of celebratory public event, often a dramatization of a historical or social occurrence.	+	A [[pageant]] is a particular form of celebratory public event, often a dramatization of a historical, political or social occurrence.

	According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed [[procession]] or [[parade]], often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2. an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3. something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4. a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5. (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".		According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed [[procession]] or [[parade]], often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2. an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3. something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4. a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5. (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".

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 A [[pageant]] is a particular form of celebratory public event, often a dramatization of a historical or social occurrence.
-According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed procession or parade, often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2.  an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3.  something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4.  a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5.  (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".
+According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed [[procession]] or [[parade]], often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2.  an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3.  something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4.  a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5.  (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".
-In [[ESAT]] the term pageant largely appears as a reference to theatrical events of the kind listed above under items 1, 2 and 5, and particular South African pageants are discussed under [[South_African_Theatre/Plays|Stage Plays]] - and specifically in the sub-section [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]].
+Other terms often associated with (or used in place of ) [[pageant]] are [[carnival]], [[tableau]], [[historical enactment]]
-== Some events specifically referred to as pageants==
 ''[[The Pageant of South Africa]]'',

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	According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed procession or parade, often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2. an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3. something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4. a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5. (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".		According to the Random House Kernerman ''Webster's College Dictionary'' (© 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.)[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pageant] the term [[pageant]] derives from the Middle English ''pagyn'', ''pagaunt'', which in turn may refer to the Anglo-Latin ''pāgina'' (=stage, scene, platform), and can refer to a range of public events, including "1. an elaborate costumed procession or parade, often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities; 2. an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like; 3. something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history; 4. a show or exhibition: e.g a beauty pageant; or 5. (in medieval times) a platform on which scenes from mystery plays were presented".

−	In [[ESAT]] the term pageant largely appears as a reference to theatrical events of the kind listed above under items 1, 2 and 5, and particular South African pageants are discussed under [[South_African_Theatre/Plays\|Stage Plays]].	+	In [[ESAT]] the term pageant largely appears as a reference to theatrical events of the kind listed above under items 1, 2 and 5, and particular South African pageants are discussed under [[South_African_Theatre/Plays\|Stage Plays]] - and specifically in the section [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]].