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  2. Feast of Fools - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Lord of Misrule - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Feast of Fools (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Feast of Fools may refer to: The Feast of Fools, a medieval feast day; The Feast of Fools, a 1994 novel; Feast of Fun, formerly titled Feast of Fools, a talk show ...

  5. Medieval theatre - Wikipedia

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    The Feast of Fools was especially important in the development of comedy. The festival inverted the status of the lesser clergy and allowed them to ridicule their superiors and the routine of church life.

  6. April Fools' Day: The roots of our silliest holiday

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    Stacker sifted through hoaxes, pranks, and misconceptions to find the real origins of April Fools' Day, using research and historical documents.

  7. Boy bishop - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. What Is the Feast of the Seven Fishes? All About the ... - AOL

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    Jeremy Allen White as Carmy in "The Bear" Season 2 Episode 6, "Fishes," which centers around the Italian American Feast of the Seven Fishes. The Bear Season 2 delivered a classic Christmas Eve ...

  9. April Fools’ Day: How Did It Start, and Why Is It April 1?

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    The origin of April Fools’ Day is debated, but its history covers centuries of April Fools’ pranks, from family high jinks (like pranks to play on your parents or your kids) to office pranks ...