Post by Thea Linnet on Jul 26, 2009 1:17:39 GMT
I found this list of Medieval celebrations and found it pretty cool. Good reference if we need to throw a party and need a reason.
January Medieval Entertainment - Twelfth Night Religious festival and feasts celebrating the visit of the Wise Men, or Magi, following the birth of Jesus
February Medieval Entertainment - St Valentine's Day! The Medieval festival celebrating love - singing, dancing and pairing games
March Medieval Entertainment - Easter celebrated by the Mystery plays depicting the crucifixion
( Good Friday) and the resurrection ( Easter Monday )
April Medieval Entertainment - All Fool's Day. The Jesters, or Lords of Misrule, took charge for the day and caused mayhem with jokes and jests!
May Day Medieval Entertainment - Summer festival celebrating May Day when a Queen of the May was chosen and villagers danced around the maypole
June Medieval Entertainment - Midsummer Eve, the Mummers entertained at the 'Festival of Fire' reliving legends such as St George and the Dragon. Bones were often burned leading to the term 'bonfire'. The summer Solstice was June 23rd
July Medieval Entertainment - Swithin's Day falls on 15th July. Legend says that during the bones of St Swithin were moved and after the ceremony it began to rain and continued to do so for forty days
August Medieval Entertainment - Lammas Day was celebrated on August 2nd. The ' loaf-mass ' day, the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year. Houses were sometimes decorated with garlands. Candle lit processions and apple-bobbing was featured!
September Medieval Entertainment - 29th September was when Michaelmas celebrated the life of St Michael and the traditional food on Michaelmas was goose or chicken
October Medieval Entertainment - October 25th celebrating St Crispin's Day. Revels and bonfires and people acted as 'King Crispin'
November Medieval Entertainment - The Day of the Dead - All Souls Day or All Hallow's Day
( Halloween ) when revels were held and bonfires were lit
December Medieval Entertainment - The feasts and Christmas celebrations
January Medieval Entertainment - Twelfth Night Religious festival and feasts celebrating the visit of the Wise Men, or Magi, following the birth of Jesus
February Medieval Entertainment - St Valentine's Day! The Medieval festival celebrating love - singing, dancing and pairing games
March Medieval Entertainment - Easter celebrated by the Mystery plays depicting the crucifixion
( Good Friday) and the resurrection ( Easter Monday )
April Medieval Entertainment - All Fool's Day. The Jesters, or Lords of Misrule, took charge for the day and caused mayhem with jokes and jests!
May Day Medieval Entertainment - Summer festival celebrating May Day when a Queen of the May was chosen and villagers danced around the maypole
June Medieval Entertainment - Midsummer Eve, the Mummers entertained at the 'Festival of Fire' reliving legends such as St George and the Dragon. Bones were often burned leading to the term 'bonfire'. The summer Solstice was June 23rd
July Medieval Entertainment - Swithin's Day falls on 15th July. Legend says that during the bones of St Swithin were moved and after the ceremony it began to rain and continued to do so for forty days
August Medieval Entertainment - Lammas Day was celebrated on August 2nd. The ' loaf-mass ' day, the festival of the first wheat harvest of the year. Houses were sometimes decorated with garlands. Candle lit processions and apple-bobbing was featured!
September Medieval Entertainment - 29th September was when Michaelmas celebrated the life of St Michael and the traditional food on Michaelmas was goose or chicken
October Medieval Entertainment - October 25th celebrating St Crispin's Day. Revels and bonfires and people acted as 'King Crispin'
November Medieval Entertainment - The Day of the Dead - All Souls Day or All Hallow's Day
( Halloween ) when revels were held and bonfires were lit
December Medieval Entertainment - The feasts and Christmas celebrations
