The Gloves

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Apart from their practical uses to protect the hands from cold and injury, gloves have symbolic connotations. The old illustrations of operative masons at work do not show them wearing gloves. Their use, then, must have been mostly ceremonial, and their adoption in speculative Freemasonic ritual must be explained by their symbolism. The Italian writer Vanni considers that the origin of the symbolism lies not in their use by certain craftsmen or as protection against the cold, but rather in their military use.

Daventry Freemasons Support Breast Cancer Charity

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During his year as the Worshipful Master of Coritani Lodge – one of the five Masonic Lodges which meet in Daventry – WBro Max Reynolds held a number of social and sporting events to raise funds in support of several national and local charities which are close to his family’s heart. One such charity is Breast Cancer Care.