A carnival-like “Feast of Fools,” originally held in medieval France and England on Jan. 1, was practiced but was banned by the 15th century, folklorist Jack Santino told The Washington Post.

“Officially banned in the 15th century, the Feast of Fools had its origins 300 years before, in the 1100s, and continued as a tradition well into the 16th century,” Atlas Obscura says. “It ...

“Officially banned in the 15th century, the Feast of Fools had its origins 300 years before, in the 1100s, and continued as a tradition well into the 16th century,” Atlas Obscura says. ...

There is a vague reference to April Fools’ Day in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Nun’s Priest’s Tale.” There is a record of the English playing practical jokes on each other beginning in 1700.

The Feast of Fools is alluded to in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” where Sir Toby Belch serves as the Lord of Misrule, and in Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” with ...

The Feast of Fools takes the audience on a journey to Medieval Europe where the magic of the solstice scrambles the natural order of things.The challenge is to turn the darkness of Midwinter into ...

The St. John Fools of Misrule started Carnival 2024 in style on Jan. 6, ... The festivities began with a members-only "Feast of Fools" at 4 p.m. at the Seiler Bar of the Columbia Street Tap Room.

“Officially banned in the 15th century, the Feast of Fools had its origins 300 years before, in the 1100s, and continued as a tradition well into the 16th century,” Atlas Obscura says.

A carnival-like “Feast of Fools,” originally held in medieval France and England on Jan. 1, was practiced but was banned by the 15th century, folklorist Jack Santino told The Washington Post.

A carnival-like “Feast of Fools,” originally held in medieval France and England on Jan. 1, was practiced but was banned by the 15th century, folklorist Jack Santino told The Washington Post.

A carnival-like “Feast of Fools,” originally held in medieval France and England on Jan. 1, was practiced but was banned by the 15th century, folklorist Jack Santino told The Washington Post.

“Officially banned in the 15th century, the Feast of Fools had its origins 300 years before, in the 1100s, and continued as a tradition well into the 16th century,” Atlas Obscura says. “It ...