worthrone11160606 t1_iz4etgz wrote
Reply to comment by usrevenge in TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
That is absolutely not true though.
Jumpy-Win5810 t1_iz6fpu6 wrote
It's very true. Peasants had lots of time off. They used this time to complete tasks that we don't have today. Mostly, they went out gathering natural materials needed to produce household items/foods/medicine.
worthrone11160606 t1_iz6kfdo wrote
They did not have lots of time off. If by time off you mean getting the field ready for the next harvest, hunting for food, war and famine and all that other stuff fhan yeah they had time off
CryptidGrimnoir t1_iz6lxih wrote
That sounds like work.
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