feast of fools

feast of fools
Usage: usually capitalized both Fs
Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin festum stultorum
: a medieval burlesque festival held especially in France usually on the feast of the Circumcision (January l), a prominent feature being mummeries such as a burlesque of the high mass conducted by the lower clergy under a leader elected for the occasion with a burlesque title

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(esp. in France) a mock-religious celebration in the Middle Ages, held on or about January 1. Also called Festival of Fools.

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Feast of Fools and Feast of Asses
Medieval festivals held between Christmas and Epiphany, in which a mock bishop was enthroned in church, a burlesque mass was said, and an ass driven round in triumph
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Main Entry: ↑feast

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Feast of Fools,
a festival celebrated in many countries of Europe, especially in France, during the Middle Ages, in late December or early January, close to January first, in which minor clergy were elevated to mock office as bishop, archbishop, and pope of fools, and ritual was often burlesqued.

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  • Feast of Asses — Feast of Fools and Feast of Asses Medieval festivals held between Christmas and Epiphany, in which a mock bishop was enthroned in church, a burlesque mass was said, and an ass driven round in triumph • • • Main Entry: ↑feast …   Useful english dictionary

  • Feast of the Ass — The Feast of the Ass (Latin: Festum Asinorum or asinaria festa , French: Fête de l âne ) was a medieval, Christian feast observed on January 14th, celebrating the Flight into Egypt. It was celebrated primarily in France, as a by product of the… …   Wikipedia

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