lychgate
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upright|thumb|A lychgate in Ceredigion, [[Wales, decorated for a wedding]]
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- Etymology
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- Dates of surviving lychgates
- Use
- Wedding traditions
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upright|thumb|A lychgate in Ceredigion, [[Wales, decorated for a wedding]]
A lychgate (from Old English līc, corpse) or resurrection gate is a covered gateway found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard. Examples also exist outside the British Isles in places such as Canada, the Upland South and Texas in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Norway, and Sweden.
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