Fools are familiar to mankind since ancient times.The first mention of this profession was in the stories of Pliny when he visited the palace of King Ptolemy I. In the Middle Ages there was a real "comic boom". It is at this time, as historians say, that the greatest flourish and prosperity of the jester's craft took place.
A direct analogy and modern translation of some Old Russian words is not available today for everyone. For example, very few people know who the guer is. Let's look at the explanatory dictionaries.
Gaer is a person who works on the street andcheering people at fairs and festive festivities. Today such a word is forgotten and is not used at all. But in the old days it was quite a popular profession. The ability to make people laugh with their absurd antics and jokes-jokes was inherited. Fathers taught children to make people laugh, to amuse him and make it a living one.
Gaer is a comic and a joker, which is calledentertain and make people laugh. Since ancient times, a street jester has been called ger. He worked both alone and in an artistic troupe. For example, in France, the gers actively participated in the creation of comic shows and folk performances.
In translation from Napoleon's language, Bonaparte is a gay person. In English or German, this word means "clown, buffoons".
Many people think that the clown and clown, hencegaer, these are the same words that have a common meaning. But in fact, the clown is very different from the jester. Even the great Charlie Chaplin always took offense when he was called in the press gerom. He once fell deeply in love with France precisely because it was the first country where the "twentieth century comedy icon" was not called hayer, but was recognized as the actor of the comedy.
Who is a ger in reality: a fool or a clown?Historians argue that the hares are closer to jesters, crooks and jokers. From some languages, this word is translated as "curl" and "show faces". They always tried to joke inappropriately and even went to just draw attention.
Gathering and working on festive festivities orfairs, garey received most often "wages" with food. Especially it was common in the Middle Ages. After a century, Guer began to receive and some money for their own antics. Clowns appeared much later. It was already a profession, for which the salary was paid not by the people at fairs, but by the employer. Professional clowns always take offense, if they are called jesters or geroys. However, if you believe the story, it was from the hare there was a jester, and from the clown - a modern clown.
Traditionally, the guar was depicted in pictures ina funny cap on which bells jingled gaily. This outfit was used not only for the brightness of the costume, but also for attracting spectators. In medieval England, there were Puritan customs, so the guards and jester here at first did not get accustomed. The meaning of the word "gaer" was associated with a mentally retarded person, wandering around the street and asking for bread scraps for his antics.
However, not only the poor and the sick becameclowns. Gayr could become a man of his own free will, and not in need. Born already in those days, talented people who can understand the subtleties of comedy, tragedy and give people their talent worthily.
Already in the days of Shakespeare, Guer was not just a jester,cheerful people. In the author's plays, he often plays a more thoughtful, serious, lyrical role. The fool no longer simply grimaces, but plays music, juggles and recounts poetry.
In Russian boyar houses, also worked garey.They cheered the guests, mixed their jokes. At the same time, a professional ger who was revered in the profession and earned well, no longer made faces, in order to make the audience laugh. Experienced fool at that time was a fairly educated man: he knew poetry, read plays, could artfully tell anecdote, etc.
