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- noun in Medieval Europe A
festival , based on theRoman Saturnalia , celebrated nearChristmas .
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In the so-called Feast of Fools, the lower clergy would elect a "bishop of fools" to temporarily run the diocese and make fun of church ceremonial and discipline.
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If there was any reason why at Rome the Quirinal holiday of old was called the Feast of Fools, I know not why we may not for the like cause institute in France the Tribouletic
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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If there was any reason why at Rome the Quirinal holiday of old was called the Feast of Fools, I know not why we may not for the like cause institute in France the Tribouletic
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Corresponding to the "lord" of the Feast of Fools was the famous
Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Clement A. Miles
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Of older standing than the Feast of Fools were the Christmas revels of the deacons, the priests, and the choir-boys.
Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Clement A. Miles
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If there was any reason why at Rome the Quirinal holiday of old was called the Feast of Fools, I know not why we may not for the like cause institute in France the Tribouletic Festivals, to be celebrated and solemnized over all the land.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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The Second Day of Wasc, also Called the Feast of Fools
High School Confidential Jeremy Iversen 2006
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It has been noted that since the diminished participation in the Feast of Fools as a significant celebration, the divine rights of kings, the infallibility of the Church and the modern totalitarian state all rose and flourished.
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It has been noted that since the diminished participation in the Feast of Fools as a significant celebration, the divine rights of kings, the infallibility of the Church and the modern totalitarian state all rose and flourished.
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Book 4, Feast of Fools and Book 5, Lords of Misrule.
Archive 2009-03-01 Stephanie 2009
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