Feast of Fools
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“The marketing was all the happy stuff and ‘Come to the Feast of Fools; it’s a party!’ with talking gargoyles, confetti and pies in the face.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2021
So, 25 years after the Second Summer of Love, Feast of Fools are hosting an anniversary whistle-fest featuring the likes of Justin Robertson, Terry Francis and Sugarlump Sound System.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2013
In The Feast of Fools, Harvey Cox presents Christ as clown and Christianity as comedy, because the world "should not be taken with ultimate or final seriousness."
From Time Magazine Archive
One more feature of the Feast of Fools must be considered, the Ass who gave to it the not uncommon title of asinaria festa.
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.
When in the fifteenth century and later the Feast of Fools was expelled from the churches of France, associations of laymen sprang up to carry on its traditions outside.
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.
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