<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">communion ribbons</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>first communions</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>solemn communions</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>ribbons</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>worn costume accessories</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>communion bows</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>communion ribbon</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ribbons, communion</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Ribbons or sashes, usually white in color and tied in a bow, formerly worn by both boys and girls in some Christian churches when they received their first communion or their solemn communion. The item was often retained as a souvenir of the event. Where this practice is continued today, the bow is often smaller and attached to a sleeve. ]]></note></mads>