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Feast of Fools

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Feast of Fools burlesque religious festival of the Middle Ages. It occurred during the Christmas and New Year's revels, on or near New Year's Day. In many places a Lord of Misrule ruled over the revels. In France and England the ceremonies were under the charge of the Boy-Bishop, a young man fitted out as a high clergyman. During the feast, lower clergymen and minor officials parodied the sacred rites and customs of the Church. A similar burlesque, the Feast of the Ass, celebrating the donkey on which Mary and the Child Jesus rode, was widespread in France. Such burlesques were generally put... Read more
Feast of Fools
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition see Fools, Feast of . Read more
Public Celebrations and Rituals
American Eras ... Christmas in a variety of ways. For many it was the greatest feast day of the year, with roast turkey or other fowl and plum pudding ... called for a special gathering to listen to sermons and then feast in the cleric ’ s honor. Quaker and German farm families ... Read more

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