"Ane" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... numerous ceremonies which were purely religious, namely, the procession of the Fete-Dieu, in Rogation week, and the fetes which were both of a superstitions and burlesque character, such as des Fous, de l'Ane, des Innocents, and others of the same kind, so much in vogue during the Middle Ages, and which we shall describe more in detail hereafter, we should like to mention the military or gymnastic fetes. Amongst these were ...
— Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period • Paul Lacroix |
