It was a ritual of social inversion (a fool was crowned king, personal status was ignored and identities concealed, religious and social rules were relaxed, etc.)
There are differing views, but one theory is that it served as a reminder to both lords and commoners that the social order could be overthrown if the lords became too oppressive.
bluemoon@piefed.social 1 day ago
elaborate? :o
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
It was a ritual of social inversion (a fool was crowned king, personal status was ignored and identities concealed, religious and social rules were relaxed, etc.)
There are differing views, but one theory is that it served as a reminder to both lords and commoners that the social order could be overthrown if the lords became too oppressive.
bluemoon@piefed.social 22 hours ago
long live jesters jokers clowns !