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00:00 "A white night" consists of spending a whole night and the previous day without sleeping.
00:05 This expression is well known in French literature, but where does it come from and why is it called "white night"?
00:11 To say that we spent a white night dates back to the Middle Ages, more precisely around the 12th century.
00:17 At that time, the knights had to follow specific rites, especially the day before their adoption.
00:23 Indeed, they had to spend the whole night awake before this ritual in order to pray.
00:28 During this night, they also had to dress in a specific outfit that had to be all white.
00:34 And it was in the early morning, after this awake night dressed in white, that the knights were adopted.
00:39 So here is the origin of the expression.
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