Cathedral Church of the Advent (Birmingham, Alabama) refitted for a carillon of fifteen bells, cast by Fonderie Paccard of Lac d'Annecy, France. In both 2005 and 2012, readers of the Birmingham News named the cathedral choir "Best Church Choir". Today, the Church of the Advent comprises nearly 4,000 members, making it one of the ten largest Episcopal churches in the United States. The current Dean of the Cathedral is the Very Reverend Andrew C. Pearson, Jr. The Cathedral campus is also home to the Advent Episcopal Day School. Cathedral Church of the Advent (Birmingham, Alabama) The Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, is the mother
Interpretation of the title of the Man'yōshū Interpretation of the title of the Man'yōshū The meaning title of the "Man'yōshū", an eighth-century Japanese anthology of "waka" poetry, has been the subject of speculation and debate. The characters literally mean "ten thousand — leaves — collection", but more likely refer to a collection of a great many poems, or a collection to last for a very long time. The literal translation of the kanji that make up the title "Man'yōshū" (万 — 葉 — 集) is "ten thousand — leaves — collection". The principal interpretations, according to the twentieth-century scholar , are (i) a book that collects a