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…Sunday markets and markets for specific items were variations of weekly markets. The German word for market, Messe, comes from the word for the church mass, and by extension has come to refer to markets held after mass. Markt comes from the Latin mercatus, and its main meanings are to buy or trade. …

From [Quilmes]

…The word comes from Kirchmesse, and is one of the customs and practices that arose during the Christianization of Germany. It is translated as the church dedication festival, etc.

From the Regular Market

…Weekly markets were often held after Sunday mass or on holidays. The words Messe (German), Feria (English, Spanish), and Foire (French) all mean worship, and the markets were called by the same names because they were held for people who came to worship. The fact that charters for establishing markets were first given to churches and monasteries is related to the fact that the front yards of churches in pilgrimage sites were often used as markets. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Messe" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日曜日の市や特定の品物の市などは週市の変形であった。市を意味するドイツ語のメッセMesseは教会のミサに由来する言葉で,転じてミサのあとに開かれる市をも示すようになった。マルクトMarktはラテン語のmercatusに由来し,〈買う〉〈商う〉に主たる意味がある。…

【キルメス】より

…Kirchmesseから出た言葉で,ドイツのキリスト教化によって生じた風俗習慣の一つ。教会献堂祭などと訳される。…

【定期市】より

…週市は日曜日のミサのあとや祭日に開かれることが多かった。市を意味するメッセMesse(ドイツ語),フェリアferia(英語,スペイン語),フォアールfoire(フランス語)はみな礼拝の意味であり,礼拝に集まってくる人々を対象として開かれたために市も同じ名で呼ばれたのである。市場設立の特許状がまず教会と修道院に与えられたのも,巡礼地の教会の前庭がしばしば市場となっていたことと関連がある。…

※「Messe」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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