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A
medieval pageant is a form of
procession traditionally associated with both
secular and religious
rituals, often with a narrative structure. Pageantry was an important aspect of
medieval European seasonal festivals, in particular around the celebration of
Corpus Christi, which began after the thirteenth century. This festival reenacted the entire history of the world, in processional performance, from
Bible's
Genesis to the
Apocalypse, employing hundreds of performers and mobile scenic elements. Plays were performed on mobile stages, called waggons, that traveled through towns so plays could be watched consecutively. Each waggon was sponsored by a
guild who wrote, designed, and acted in the plays.
