A vigil, from the Latin vigilia meaning 'wakefulness' (Greek: pannychis, [1] παννυχίς or agrypnia [2] ἀγρυπνία), [3] is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance. More @Wikipedia
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