Elizabethan Customs & Festivals

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Elizabethan Customs & Festivals

Elizabethan Life - Elizabethan Customs & Festivals
Elizabethan Customs & Festivals played a major role in Elizabethan Life. The Feasts, Fairs and Festivals were all held at the same time of year giving Elizabethan people something to look forward to in their everyday Elizabethan lives. The Customs and Festivals were generally related to the Church. All Elizabethans were expected to attend Church every Sunday so were very aware of the customs and festivals which were celebrated within the Church calendar. Most of the Lower Class population were illiterate so the Church gave the people a framework to the major events of the year.

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Elizabethan Customs & Festivals  - Religious Feasts, Fairs and Festivals
Feasts Fairs and Festivals were all common occurrences and were celebrated during specific times of the year most of which were dictated by the Church and religious festivals. A calendar of Elizabethan Customs & Festivals  in terms of religious feasts, fairs and festivals is detailed as follows:

January Elizabethan Customs & Festivals
Twelfth Night Religious festival and feasts celebrating the visit of the Wise Men, or Magi, following the birth of Jesus

February Elizabethan Customs & Festivals
St Valentine's Day! The Elizabethan festival celebrating love - singing, dancing and pairing games

March Elizabethan Customs ...

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