At a medieval church festival, the priest brayed like a donkey and the congregation brayed back
The Feast of the Ass was a medieval Christian celebration held on January 14, honoring the donkey that carried the Holy Family into Egypt. A girl and a child riding a real donkey would be led through town to the church, where the animal stood beside the altar during the sermon. — Read the rest The post At a medieval church festival, the priest brayed like a donkey and the congregation brayed back appeared first on Boing Boing.
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