Christmas Choir Singing Away In A Manger Song On Visit To A Chapel In Scotland

Tour Scotland Winter 4K travel video of a Choir and a Scotsman singing the Away In A Manger carol song on Christmas Day visit to a Scottish Chapel near Edinburgh in Britain, United Kingdom. The chapel was founded by William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness of the Scoto Norman Sinclair family. Sinclair founded the college to celebrate the Divine Office throughout the day and night, and also to celebrate Masses for all the faithful departed, including the deceased members of the Sinclair family. After the Scottish Reformation in 1560, Roman Catholic worship in the chapel was brought to an end. The Sinclair family continued to be Roman Catholics until the early 18th century. From that time, the chapel was closed to public worship until 1861. It was re-opened as a place of worship according to the rites of the Scottish Episcopal Church, a member church of the Anglican Communion. the chapel has been the subject of speculative theories concerning a connection with the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail, and Freemasonry. It was prominently featured in this role in Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code and its film adaptation. Rosslyn Chapel remains privately owned. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Christmas Day is on Sunday, 25 December, 2022. Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas, meaning mass on Christ’s day, is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo Saxon geōl, which referred to the feast of the winter solstice. The corresponding terms in other languages, Navidad in Spanish, Natale in Italian, Noël in French, all probably denote nativity. The German word Weihnachten denotes hallowed night. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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