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[edit] Purpose of Homecoming

"Its purpose is to welcome back former residents and alumni" - maybe that was the original purpose and maybe some schools still follow that tradition, but my high school (and I'm guessing most high schools) celebrate homecoming without actually welcoming back alumni. I'm not certain though so I don't want to make any changes. Oct. 5, 2006

No, yeah, that's true at my school too... it probably just varies. But it WAS the original purpose... hence name, 'homecoming'! Oct. 20, 2006

[edit] Missing Info

When does homecoming occur? Is this an annual event? Does it happen at a particular time of year? User:Ianeiloart

Usually, a high school or college homecoming celebration will take place in the fall (late September or anytime in October), and is centered around football.

However, many smaller schools that do not field a football team may have their homecoming during the winter (with a basketball game as the centerpiece event). In other communities that do not have athleteic programs, homecoming often amounts to an alumni banquet or other similar event.

So what is this tradition about? Where did it originate? When did it originate? What should is symbolize? What/who is honoured? What should it express? Where does the name come from? The article is all about WHAT is happening, but not at all WHY this is happening. 85.72.181.161 18:26, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

A time to get out of class

[edit] Homecoming origins

To User:85.72.181.161 – Perhaps these missing details – such as the origin of homecoming, etc. – is something you can supply. After all, Wikipedia is "the encyclopedia anyone can edit." If you believe an article is lacking in any way, it should be up to you (or someone else who shares the same opinion) to fix it. That said, I sincerely hope this article does not become an analytical article with details nobody cares about. If you're going to add information you suggest, I'd highly recommend following the KISS principle – "Keep It Simple ..." (you fill in the rest). [[Briguy52748 17:44, 26 October 2005 (UTC)]]

Update – I guess some bright fella already added info about the history of homecoming celebrations. Thanks to whomever, and yes, you did keep it simple! :-) [[Briguy52748 01:41, 27 October 2005 (UTC)]]
I don't think it's possible to pin down an exact history without an in depth study of the subject. University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) claims to have started the homecoming tradition, but I've heard other schools make that claim as well. I believe Northern Illinois University is one of those schools, but I could be mistaken. My guess would be that several schools independently started a homecoming like event, and eventually the traditions merged into one common celebration. That said, this is just a guess, I haven't done any sort of research into this, so I could be wrong.74.134.83.126 20:13, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

As recognized by the NCAA, University of Missouri held the first homecoming in 1911. This occured when the football coach asked alumni to come back to support the team in the rivalry game against the The University of Kansas. Several sources for this are:

Grey Wanderer 22:37, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

I could not find mention of the NCAA recognizing Missouri as the first in your links. Many schools lay claim to the first homecoming as is noted in the source cited in the article [link], illustrating that first depends on your definition of first. Technically Baylor's first "Home-Coming" was held in 1909 with the professors inviting the alumni to return to "renew former associations and friendships, and catch the Baylor spirit again." It wasn't made annual until 1915, but the annual celebration was suspended some years because of WWI and WWII. [The School's Website]

[edit] Other Members of the Court

The article as stands mentions other members of the court, such as dukes and duchesses, princes and princesses, but what are the escorts of the queen called? (escorts, maybe?) And what started the election of King/Queen? What is the history behind that?

[edit] OK, why the move

OK, why should this page be moved to "Homecoming"? [[Briguy52748 14:05, 22 December 2005 (UTC)]]

Support move Homecoming already redirects to Homecoming (tradition). Since the disambiguation page is linked to from the article, the redirect is redundant and this page should be moved to replace the redirect. This move will require administrator assistance. --Lox (t,c) 22:18, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Moved. —Nightstallion (?) 07:56, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

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