Feast of Fools

Today, the French celebrate the Fête des Fous or Fête des Innocents for 3 days. Derived from the Roman Saturnalia, these bawdy festivals are linked to popular rural traditions. A bishop was elected, and in some churches even a pope of fools. The priests, smeared with lees, masked and disguised in the wildest manner, danced as they entered the choir and sang obscene songs. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #December 26 #FêteDesFous