Feria

Japanese: feria
Feria

…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 "feria" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。…

※「feria」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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