Mardi Gras Jester

Join in the fun and laughter this Mardi Gras with a great adult Mardi Gras Jester costume and kids Mardi Gras Jesters costumes.

The Theatrical Sides of the Mardi Gras Jesters.

Probably one of the funniest Mardi costumes in the Mardi Gras parade is that of the jesters. You cannot help but laugh at their over-the-top antics and costumes just to get at your funny bone! You may think of them as the modern-day versions of the circus clown.

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The Jester’s Art

You may wonder where the Mardi Gras jesters originated from. Well, the answer is pretty simple – the Mardi Gras celebrations are all about the royal courts of old, thus, the costumes of kings and queens as well as the formal ending marked by the “Meeting of the Courts”. And as with all royal courts in the world, there will be a jester to entertain the king on his low moments.

The court jester, who was also called the Court Fool, was used to balance out the four humours – sanguine, choleric, melancholia, and phlegmatic – that were then believed to influence an individual’s general health. This is the time when the adage about laughter being the best kind of medicine started, which the court jester was the primary provider.

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In medieval times, the court jesters were usually mentally handicapped people who would have found no other means of employment were it not for their unwitting capability to amuse the court with their actions and behavior. In time, the court jesters slowly evolved to be esteemed members of the court able to insult the royals to some degree without facing punishment. One of the most famous was Archibald Armstrong, court jester to King James.

In many ways, Mardi Gras jesters retains the role of the court jesters of old. Thus, you will see a jester juggling balls, telling jokes and generally just behaving in goofy manners to bring on the laughs.

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Jester’s Costume

During Mardi Gras, you can usually single out the jesters through their hats. These hats are usually pointed at the ends with small bells hanging off them such that every step is accompanied by joyous tinkling. Jester hats usually have two points that look like horns although three or more points are not unusual either.

If you choose to play the jester, we suggest placing symbols on your jester’s cap to signify the vices of humanity. Thus, you can draw or hang dice and coins representing the evils of gambling and drinking alcohol. In many instances, too, the cap also forms part of the face mask although there are some that are separate.

You can also play around with the jester costume. If you will look into the online sites, the variety ranges from the black-and-white combo to colorful outfits in bright hues, all of which are accepted costumes. Basically, your choice of costume depends on your preference, budget and theme for the year. Others even go in jester costumes that evoke professions like doctors and lawyers, two sectors of society that has been at the butt of jokes for what seems like ages.

Being the modern Mardi Gras jester is as fun as it looks. Just make sure that when you are having fun, others are having fun, too, but not at their expense. The Mardi Gras festival may be a festival of excesses in some instances but it is still nice if you can be nice to other people.

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