FEAST OF FOOLS


Meaning of FEAST OF FOOLS in English

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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