I hope the mule fans on the Front Porch could take time out today to watch Rural Heritage on RFD-TV today about Bishop Mule Days. Really great!I must say I was very impressed with the variety of activities and contests they had and the large number of good-looking and well performing mules. Where do they all come from ? I didn't know that California was such great mule country anymore.
I have to confess when I read the title the first time ( I think last year since this was a repeat) I was confused: Bishop mules -what kind are they? Or, was there a bishop with the name Mule, of which denomination, and why were they celebrating several days in his honor? Nobody would make a mule a bishop for fun, I hoped. Then it dawned on me , that must have geographic connections, and I found a place named "Bishop" in California. But that all came from a cultural misunderstanding: In Bavaria we didn't name towns after ranks in the church.
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BrianL says 2016-10-18 19:57:38 (CST)
Klaus- According to the town's official bio:
"Samuel A Bishop...on, 3 July 1861, left Fort Tejon with about 500 head of cattle bound for the Owens Valley. On 22 August, he arrived on Bishop Creek about 3 miles west of downtown Bishop and established the Saint Francis Ranch. Samuel Bishop did not remain in the area long, but by 1862, a town was established near the ranch. That town was called Bishop Creek. The town grew, and in April 1903 was incorporated to be the City of Bishop."
Anyways, it's a very American thing to name (or is it re-name?) places after the first (usually white European) person to show up.
As for a mule being a bishop, while they are highly reverential creatures, they don't go much for fancy titles or human auspices.
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Klaus Karbaumer says 2016-10-18 19:58:52 (CST)
I should correct myself, there are a few places, in Germany that include the title " Bischof" like in Bischofsheim, meaning " home of a bishop", but they would never be stand-alone names. And , of course, I had never experienced a link between a rank of clergy and an animal in a name. So you see, the lack of cultural exposure can lead to misunderstandings.
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Billy Foster says 2016-10-19 06:03:00 (CST)
Joe have you shared this video? I would love to see it.
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Uncle Joe says 2016-10-19 07:33:22 (CST)
That video was shot and produced by Video Mike Kerson. I only share shows shot and produced by me. Sorry. Mike offers all his videos for wale at video-mike.com./
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