We have recently had a few emails asking when Parwich Wakes Week begins this year.
For those who don’t already know, the origins of local Wakes go back to well before the Reformation, growing out of each village’s celebration of their church’s patron saint’s day. The saints’ days have continued to be used to dictate when Wakes are celebrated even when the religious aspect of the celebration has been lost, and the original dedication of the church has been altered and even forgotten. For some Derbyshire villages the only indication of their church’s original patron saint is the timing of their Wakes.
Parwich Church has retained it’s original Medieval dedication to St Peter, whose feast day is the 29th June. Consequently Parwich Wakes begins on the nearest Saturday to the 29th June, which this year is the 27th June.
When we have confirmation of what is happening throughout the week it will be added to our CALENDAR page.
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