Flight Into Egypt Merch

An imaginative, "modern day" interpretation of the story. Oil painting by Carl Haag, 1864

A peaceful scene of the Holy Family resting. The Viring Mary holds the baby Jesus and an angel offers fruit. St. Joseph leads the donkey away to graze.

The Flight into Egypt by El Greco, circa 1570. Oil on canvas.

The Flight into Egypt by Carlo Maratti, circa 1664. Oil on copper.

Landscape with the flight into Egypt - Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563

The Feast of the Ass on January 14 began as a medieval Christian feast, and commemorates the Israelites’ flight into Egypt. It was predominantly observed in France as a variant of the Feast of Fools, which commemorated biblical donkey-related narratives, particularly the donkey that carried the Holy Family into Egypt following Jesus’ birth.