domingo, novembro 25, 2007
Abbot of Unreason
The Lord of Misrule, also known as the Abbot of Unreason, was an officer - generally a peasant of a sub-deacon - appointed by lot at Christmas to preside over the Feast of Fools in the pagan tradition of Saturnalia.
In ancient Rome, from the 17th to the 23rd of December, the Lord of Misrule was appointed in the guise of the god Saturn. During this time the ordinary rules of life were turned topsy-turvy as masters served their slaves; the Lord of Misrule presided over all of this and had the power to command anyone to do anything.
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In ancient Rome, from the 17th to the 23rd of December, the Lord of Misrule was appointed in the guise of the god Saturn. During this time the ordinary rules of life were turned topsy-turvy as masters served their slaves; the Lord of Misrule presided over all of this and had the power to command anyone to do anything.
