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The Feast of Fools or Festival of Fools (Latin: festum fatuorum, festum stultorum) was a feast day on January 1 celebrated by the clergy in Europe during the Middle Ages, initially in Southern France, but later more widely. [1] During the Feast, participants would elect either a false Bishop, false Archbishop, or false Pope.
The Feast of Fools was a medieval feast day on 1 January that the clergy in southern France started. The Feast of Fools later spread to other countries, and it consisted of plays of different sorts acted by secular guilds, called sociétés joyeuses, roughly meaning “company of fools," and other times known as confréries, which means ...
On 1 January, AD 400, the bishop Asterius of Amasea [10] in Pontus (modern Amasya, Turkey) preached a sermon against the Feast of Calends ("this foolish and harmful delight") [11] that describes the role of the mock king in Late Antiquity. The New Year's feast included children arriving at each doorstep, exchanging their gifts for reward: [10] [11]
Boy bishop or Chorister Bishop is the title of a tradition in the Middle Ages, whereby a boy was chosen, for example, among cathedral choristers, to parody the adult bishop, commonly on the feast of Holy Innocents on 28 December. This tradition links with others, such as the Feast of Fools and the Feast of Asses.
During the Feast of Fools, which is when the story begins, a crowd of people arrive at the Grand Hall of the Palace of Justice where Gringoire introduces them to a play written by him, but is soon interrupted by Clopin Trouillefou, the King of Truands.
The 13 Best Food Prank Recipes for April Fools' Day. ... These refreshing mini melons, made with limes and strawberry-flavored gelatin, are fun and just the right size for the kids. To make a more ...
[3] ChristianAnswers wrote "the song for the celebration, describes very well the rest of the story as Quasimodo’s world turns upside down." [1] Filmtracks wrote "The gypsy song 'Topsy Turvy' is a carnival-like, French-styled piece for the Feast of Fools; the static pounding of the title lyric is extremely irritating."
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