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18. No. 1 rule: find out the difference between medieval culture/dress/etc. and the Renaissance

Reply to Callmecrazy (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 05:19 PM

Mar 2013

Seems to me most Renaissance fairs have nothing to do with the Renaissance, but more to do with the medieval/feudal time period which occurred earlier. Often, these fairs have little to do with reality, but more to do with fiction and movies/TV shows. The Renaissance was the re-birth of reason, architecture, science, art, Roman/Greek ideals, etc. The medieval period was about death, pestilence, feudalism, ignorance, courtly love, rejection of science, etc.

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What's to do at a rennaisance fair? [View all] Callmecrazy Mar 2013 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #1

when i was younger. drink, hang out with friends, enjoy a beautiful day and check out the guys. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #2

It's such a nice day... Callmecrazy Mar 2013 #3

I was there! Stop across the street at The Golden Cockatoo.!!! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #4

What the hell are you doing in Deerfield Beach? Callmecrazy Mar 2013 #5

frolicke amongst the knaves and wenches LiberalEsto Mar 2013 #6

eat, drink and be merry magical thyme Mar 2013 #7

Eat Turkey Legs!! lastlib Mar 2013 #8

Some of them have ale. talkingmime Mar 2013 #9

Watch out for the mead! hedgehog Mar 2013 #10

I went to one in the 1970s and saw a couple of guys get seriously injured aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #11

Learn about the curious bygone habits of yesteryear. These guys, for example, struggle4progress Mar 2013 #12

search for the exit olddots Mar 2013 #13

One of my favorite low-budget movies ever is about a Renaissence troupe on motorcycles... MiddleFingerMom Mar 2013 #14

That was a great movie...at least my memory of it is! n/t ms liberty Mar 2013 #21

Well, I took the crew to one a year or so ago. MADem Mar 2013 #15

Surely you joust! n/t Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #16

I go every year to the renaissance fair in New York. IrishEyes Mar 2013 #17

No. 1 rule: find out the difference between medieval culture/dress/etc. and the Renaissance WilmywoodNCparalegal Mar 2013 #18

Make music: malthaussen Mar 2013 #19

jousting, human chess, various entertainment on stages, food.. KG Mar 2013 #20