What is Homecoming?
'''Homecoming''' is the [[tradition]] of welcoming back former students and members. It also can be about celebrating an organization's existence. It is a tradition in many [[high school]]s, [[college]]s, and [[church]]es in the [[United States]]. It does not exist in [[Canada]]. ==History== The tradition of homecoming has its start in alumni [[American football|football]] games at colleges and [[University|universities]] since the 19th century. Many schools including [[Baylor University|Baylor]], [[Southwestern University|Southwestern]], [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|Illinois]], and Missouri<ref>http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2006/10/20/traditions-beginnings-mysterious/{{dead link|date=July 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorknewstimes.com/articles/2011/09/23/editorials/doc4e7c08259fabd268415990.txt|title=Vincent's Views|work=[[York News-Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/sep/23/its-high-school-homecoming-season-on-the-coast/|title=It's high school homecoming season on the Treasure Coast|author=Zaimarie De Guzman|work=TCP|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502012424/http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/sep/23/its-high-school-homecoming-season-on-the-coast/|archive-date=2014-05-02}}</ref> have said that they held the first modern homecoming. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Sports]]