The Feast of the Ass was a Christian feast during medieval times, which was mainly celebrated in France. It celebrated all of the donkeys of the Bible, especially the one that was believed to have brought Jesus and his family into Egypt after Jesus’ birth, during what is known as the Flight into Egypt. When Hack heard that there was a Christian ritual called “Feast of the Ass,” he immediately assumed that it was a tribute to anilingus and wrote this novel in tribute to it.
After giving the book an objective read, you can definitely see the benefits of bringing Hack’s version of the celebration back into the holiday roster.
