MeMoMu_TK_044 THE BANQUET OF CHESTNUTS / THE DECADENCE OF ROME _ THOMAS COUTURE C.1847/ MANUEL MEHAU C.2020
"Chestnuts were strewn around,
which the n@ked courtesans picked up,
creeping on hands and knees
between the chandeliers....
- Johann Burchard
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On 30th October 1501, Pope Alexander VI and his son Cesare, held the 'Banquet of Chestnuts', at the Apostolic Palace - the pope’s official residence.The Banquet of Chestnuts was rumored to contain decadent food and wine, invigorating music and dance - and an unending 0rgy with Rome’s most exclusive courtesans known as the 'Cortigiana'.
This sinful party took place the day before All Hallows (Halloween), which was a sanctified holiday dedicated to the dead.
It was reportedly an all-night 0rgy that saw the pope, his son, and some of their inner circle enjoy the services of fifty pr0stitutes at once - and make a competition out of it!Papal master of ceremonies Johann Burchard, left behind the only account of the pope’s sordid banquet.
He wrote in his diary:
“On the evening of the last day of October, 1501,
Cesare Borgia arranged a banquet in his chambers
in the Vatican with fifty honest pr0stitutes called
courtesans, who danced after dinner with the
attendants and others who were present, at first in
their garments, then naked.
After dinner, the candelabra with the burning
candles, were taken from the tables and placed on
the floor.
Chestnuts were strewn around, which the n@ked
courtesans picked up, creeping on hands and knees
between the chandeliers, while the Pope, Cesare,
and his sister Lucretia looked on.
Finally, prizes were announced for those who could
perform the act most often with the courtesans,
such as tunics of silk, shoes, barrettes, and other
things".
Ultimately, nights like these left Pope Alexander VI’s reign in scandal, that would furthermore tarnish the already infamous reputation of the whole Borgia family.The scandals ended, with his mysterious death, on the 18th August 1503.....
The Banquet of Chestnuts was so notorious that scholars, writers, and bloggers still gossip about it this day.The Catholic Church still collaborates with historians to disprove the debaucherously infamous party - since it represents the hypocrisy and sacrilege to everything the Church stands for.
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Source - AncientOriginseurope/banquet-chestnutsB.B Wagner
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The Decadence of Rome.By Thomas Couture c.1847.
No event was reported as more scandalous than the Banquet of Chestnuts, held the night before Halloween in 1501....
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