 Church services began at sunset on Saturday and the night of prayer was called a vigil, eve or, due to the late hour "wake", from the Old English "waecan".Each village had a wake with quasi-religious celebrations such as rushbearing followed by church services then sports, games, dancing and drinking.As wakes became more secular the more boisterous entertainments were moved from the sabbath to Saturday and Monday was reserved for public entertainments such as bands, games and funfairs.