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12 Daylong Controversy: A Lord Of Misrule

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In December they celebrated their most loved holiday, the 12 Days of Christmas. The 12 daylong celebration started on Christmas Eve and ended on Epiphany, January 6th. “A Lord of Misrule was selected, and he selected a council to help him.” (New World Encyclopedia)The Lord of Misrule would also host the largest party on Epiphany to end the festivities of the year. The surrounding areas would plan parties and other types of merrymaking. The people would find a King of the Bean by baking a bean into a cake. Whoever found the bean would be crowned. Sometimes a Queen of the Pea would be chosen, no matter the gender, by baking in a pea rather than a bean. Carolers would perform for money and mummers (mimes) would act out plays for the people. Gifts
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