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| title = Caroling | | title = Caroling | ||
| image = caroling.png | | image = caroling.png | ||
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| titletext = For a thousand generations we vowed never to forget how his soldiers feasted on our brother Stephen. | | titletext = For a thousand generations we vowed never to forget how his soldiers feasted on our brother Stephen. | ||
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:''When a poor man came in sight, gath'ring winter fuel.'' | :''When a poor man came in sight, gath'ring winter fuel.'' | ||
− | + | First and foremost, Wenceslas was not a king, but merely a {{w|duke}}. The "kingship" was given to him ceremonially after his death. Secondly, the Wenceslas that the carol is about did not massacre any people and [[Black Hat]] is merely playing a prank on unsuspecting innocent carolers. | |
− | The title text references "the {{w | + | The title text references "the {{w|Feast of Stephen}}" which is also known as the "Feast of St. Stephen" or "St. Stephen's Day", which is a holiday celebrated on the 26th or 27th of December, depending on the Western or Eastern church respectively. It is not actually a feast that involved eating a person named Stephen, instead a celebration of the Saint named Stephen. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Three people | + | :[Three people stand together singing Christmas carols.] |
− | :Carolers (in unison): Good king Wenceslas looked out on | + | :Carolers (in unison): Good king Wenceslas looked out on the— |
− | :[ | + | :[Hat man leans out of an above ground window.] |
− | : | + | :Hat man: King Wenceslas massacred my people. |
− | :[The carolers stand in silence | + | :[The carolers stand in silence.] |
− | {{comic discussion}} | + | {{comic discussion}} |
[[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | ||
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− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Comics with color]] |