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April Fool's day historically derives from the day of misrule, whereby the social order was inverted and for a day a lowly fool took the throne of the king.
by deepnet 11y ago
April Fool's day historically derives from the day of misrule, whereby the social order was inverted and for a day a lowly fool took the throne of the king.
- sg47 11y agoDonald Trump?
- tempodox 11y agoAs much as I support the notion, but Trump is only funny as long as he's not on “the throne”. I suspect very much that all our laughing days will be over once he ascends.
- bad-joke 11y agoRelated: Saturnalia, the Roman holiday that predated Christmas. Slaves and masters switched some of their roles and duties for the duration, everyone got drunk, and many gifts were exchanged. Like the medieval version of April Fool's Day, Saturnalia revelers would appoint a chief fool, the Saturnalicius princeps, whose commands had to be obeyed, no matter how silly.