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Feast of Fools, Lord of Misrule

The Lord of Misrule, known in Scotland as the Abbot of Unreason and in France as the Prince des Sots, was appointed by lot during Christmastide to preside over the Feast of Fools. The Lord of Misrule was generally a young peasant or sub-deacon appointed to be in charge of Christmas revelries, which often included drunkenness and wild partying. Wearing animal masks or women's clothes, he sang obscene songs, played dice at the altar, and otherwise parodied the liturgy of the church. Afterward, they would take to the streets, howling, issuing mock indulgences, hurling manure at bystanders, and staging scurrilous plays. The Feast of Fools, was a popular festival during the Middle Ages, held on or about January 1. In spite of repeated prohibitions and penalties imposed by the Council of Basel in 1431, the feasts did not die out entirely until the 16th century. The problem with this popular account is that it is wrong.
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Feast of Fools, Lord of Misrule
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Traduction automatique: Le seigneur de Misrule, connu en Écosse sous le nom d'abbé de la déraison et en France sous le nom de prince des Sots, était désigné par tirage au sort pendant la période de Noël pour présider la fête des fous. Le seigneur de Misrule était généralement un jeune paysan ou un sous-diacre désigné pour être responsable des festivités de Noël, qui comprenaient souvent de l'ivresse et des fêtes sauvages. Portant des masques d'animaux ou des vêtements de femme, il chantait des chansons obscènes, jouait aux dés à l'autel et parodiait la liturgie de l'église. Après cela, les gens descendaient dans les rues, hurlaient, décernaient des indulgences fictives, jetaient du fumier sur les passants et mettaient en scène des pièces de théâtre grossières. La fête des fous était une fête populaire au Moyen Âge, célébrée le 1er janvier ou aux alentours de cette date. Malgré les interdictions et les sanctions répétées imposées par le concile de Bâle en 1431, les fêtes ne disparurent complètement qu'au XVIe siècle. Le problème avec ce récit populaire est qu'il est faux.
The Lord of Misrule, known in Scotland as the Abbot of Unreason and in France as the Prince des Sots, was appointed by lot during Christmastide to preside over the Feast of Fools. The Lord of Misrule was generally a young peasant or sub-deacon appointed to be in charge of Christmas revelries, which often included drunkenness and wild partying. Wearing animal masks or women's clothes, he sang obscene songs, played dice at the altar, and otherwise parodied the liturgy of the church. Afterward, they would take to the streets, howling, issuing mock indulgences, hurling manure at bystanders, and staging scurrilous plays. The Feast of Fools, was a popular festival during the Middle Ages, held on or about January 1. In spite of repeated prohibitions and penalties imposed by the Council of Basel in 1431, the feasts did not die out entirely until the 16th century. The problem with this popular account is that it is wrong.
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