Jan 14th 2020

On January 14, medieval Christians celebrated Feast of the Ass Day! It actually celebrated the various accounts in the Bible where a donkey (or ass) is mentioned, especially the one that supposedly carried Mary and the baby Jesus to Egypt. Digging Deeper and not surprisingly, like many or even most Christian holidays, the Feast of the Ass had its origins in Paganism. During this bestial-based holy day, a ceremony often took place in which a girl with a baby (or a pregnant girl) was led through a village on a donkey, followed by churchgoers answering the priest with “hee-haws” during the related church service or Mass. In some accounts, the priest himself would bray. Amazingly enough, this nifty holiday fell out of favor around 1500.

Another day of nothing days.

I spent the day either coughing,

Napping or eating.

It sucked.

Good night from John Street