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2008 spring pilgrimage reviving a revival: explore Mississippi's rich history and beautiful antebellum homes this spring.


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When Stephanie Movre visited the spring pilgrimage in Holly Springs Holly Springs is the name of some places in the United States of America:
  • Holly Springs, Arkansas
  • Holly Springs, Georgia
  • Holly Springs, Mississippi
  • Holly Springs, North Carolina
 for the first time last year, she was somewhat disappointed. "Since I'm not interested in antiques, I found a few of the homes boring, even though they held great history," she explains.

So, as the executive director of the Historic Holly Springs Tourism and Recreation Bureau, Stephanie decided to make some changes. "Attendance has dwindled more and more every year, and I fear the 70 year-old event may be lost forever if we don't take action," she says.

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This year, the pilgrimage will focus on the fascinating history and stories behind the homes and famous citizens of Holly Springs. "We are requiring all volunteers to complete a training workshop and have asked the home owners home owner home npropriĆ©taire occupant  to center the tours more around history through storytelling Storytelling
Aesop

semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10]

Münchäusen

Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit.
," Stephanie says.

Even the ghosts of Holly Springs' past will be sharing stories with pilgrimage visitors to the historic Hillcrest Cemetery. Two Holly Springs museums, the Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery and the Yellow Fever yellow fever, acute infectious disease endemic in tropical Africa and many areas of South America. Epidemics have extended into subtropical and temperate regions during warm seasons.  Martyr martyr

Person who voluntarily suffers death rather than deny his or her religion. Readiness for martyrdom was a collective ideal in ancient Judaism, notably in the era of the Maccabees, and its importance has continued into modern times.
 Museum, will join the tour of historic homes. Stephanie says she plans to have an actress dressed as Kate sharing the artist's story at the gallery.

This "Festival of Art and Architecture" also includes arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts.  vendors from all over Mississippi and Tennessee. Like the other spring pilgrimage cities in Mississippi List of cities in Mississippi, arranged in alphabetical order. A
  • Aberdeen
  • Amory
B
  • Baldwyn
  • Batesville
  • Bay St. Louis
  • Bay Springs
  • Belzoni
  • Biloxi
  • Booneville
  • Brandon
  • Brookhaven
  • Bucktown
C
, Holly Springs is working hard to preserve and celebrate its rich history by sharing it with visitors from near and far.

ABERDEEN

April 4 - 6

800.634.3538

www.aberdeenms.org

COLUMBUS

March 24 - April 5

800.920.3533

www.historic-columbus.org

HOLLY SPRINGS

April 18 - 20

888.6874765

www.visithollyspring.org

NATCHEZ

March 8-April 12

800.647.6742

www.natchezpilgrimage.com

VICKSBURG

March 15-April 5

800.221.3536

www.vichsburgpilgrimage.com
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Title Annotation:mississippi matters: southern scrapbook
Author:McNair, Ann Shivers
Publication:Mississippi Magazine
Date:Mar 1, 2008
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