Posted
on April 1, 2016
For
38 years, San Francisco has a colorful April-Fools-y sort of
celebration: an annual parade called the Saint Stupid's Day Parade.
It's
an event held by the satire religion called the “First Church of the Last Laugh.”
It's supposed to celebrate stupidity. Parade participants are urged
to wear silly outfits, bring noise makers, and make funny or satiric
signs. Comment on “the business of religion” and “the religion
of business” are apparently especially encouraged.
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| I like the sign that says "ESCHEW COMPLEXLESSNESS." |
Participants
are also asked to bring their lone socks (whose partner has gone
missing), for the ritual held at the Pacific Stock Exchange. The
ritual is, of course, a SOCK exchange!
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| Socks aloft! |
People
are asked to bring their pennies, because the penny is a pretty
useless sort of coin that costs more to make than it is worth, and
that doesn't work in any machine other than the coin-sorter machines
with which we get rid of our pennies! During the St. Stupid's Day
Parade, people finally have a use for their pennies: throwing them at
the Banker's Heart Sculpture.
People
are also asked to bring their losing lottery tickets - because math
shows that playing the lottery is a waste of money. The final ritual
of the parade is a stop at the Federal Reserve HQ, where all those
lotto tickets become confetti.
A
bit about the First Church of the Last Laugh:It's billed as the World's Oldest Religion, the World's Largest Church.
It advertises that it is the only snack-based religion, and that it has 150% less dogma.
Of course, it's all for laughs.
Also
on this date:
–
April 1 to 3
Greek Cypriot Day in Cyprus
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