Going to Church in Medieval England
Gone Medieval
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Then There's the Pentecost Festival
The period around Shintide and Corpus Christi Was the main holiday period. The crops have been growing But they're not yet ready to harvest So it's possible Particularly in the countryside To take time off agricultural work. It's also a time of relative scarcity of food Because you have used up last year's grain For bread and ale And you're dependent on much less nourishing foods Vegetables and so on. Also a time of discontent and some of the popular rebellions Of the early modern period Take place precisely at that time, he says.
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