In Renaissance Europe, daily life was often interrupted by the celebration of festivals and fasts. These customs comprised every person’s life in early Europe but varied depending on the area; most provinces practiced many traditions and acts which were quite unique, and equally unique in purpose. Some rituals were designed to enforce discipline, allowing practices of the town to be maintained and order kept. Others were the opportunity for the average man to release the repressed energy from following the aforementioned practices. Additionally, some rituals were used to voice political opinions and agendas in a public forum. These customs comprised every person’s life in early Europe, but varied depending on the area.
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They had to obey strange eclectic town customs or be severely punished. Document 5 expresses how the European was able to cope via the common festivals. “All this festival activity is allowed the Italians that they may give a little vent to their spirits which have been stifled for a whole year and are ready to choke with gravity and melancholy.” This document shows how the Italians, in this case, survived these pressures by the festivals which occurred to allow the repressed energy and emotions that must remain dormant in the year to manifest. Document 3 expresses the same sentiments as it portrays the contrasting behaviors of the Italians between Carnival and Lent. Those partaking in Carnival are rambunctious, while those of Lent are reserved showing how the Church would allow Carnival in return for obedience in …show more content…
Document 1 is an example of this, “Thus, as the appointed time arrived, all the sons convened in the square of the city. They represented all the leaders of the city. The sons’ portrayal of adult citizens was so good that it hardly would seem believable. For they had so carved their faces and countenances in masks that they might scarcely be distinguishable from their fathers, the leaders of the city.” This ritual was an opportunity for the next generation to show how they would assume the roles of their fathers and perform equally, if not surpassing their predecessors. Document 7 writes of how a ritual has changed in nature from a lighthearted activity to a political match. “It was especially on the evening of Sunday the 28th of April 1833 that the political nature of these gatherings appeared unequivocally. All of a sudden shouts of LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC were heard. It was all the clearer what was going on because the majority of the agitators were people whose ordinary clothing itself announced that they weren’t there for a simple charivari.”. This shows how these festivals were designed or became a forum for the sharing of opinions and pushing of political
Each province in Europe …show more content…
They had to obey strange eclectic town customs or be severely punished. Document 5 expresses how the European was able to cope via the common festivals. “All this festival activity is allowed the Italians that they may give a little vent to their spirits which have been stifled for a whole year and are ready to choke with gravity and melancholy.” This document shows how the Italians, in this case, survived these pressures by the festivals which occurred to allow the repressed energy and emotions that must remain dormant in the year to manifest. Document 3 expresses the same sentiments as it portrays the contrasting behaviors of the Italians between Carnival and Lent. Those partaking in Carnival are rambunctious, while those of Lent are reserved showing how the Church would allow Carnival in return for obedience in …show more content…
Document 1 is an example of this, “Thus, as the appointed time arrived, all the sons convened in the square of the city. They represented all the leaders of the city. The sons’ portrayal of adult citizens was so good that it hardly would seem believable. For they had so carved their faces and countenances in masks that they might scarcely be distinguishable from their fathers, the leaders of the city.” This ritual was an opportunity for the next generation to show how they would assume the roles of their fathers and perform equally, if not surpassing their predecessors. Document 7 writes of how a ritual has changed in nature from a lighthearted activity to a political match. “It was especially on the evening of Sunday the 28th of April 1833 that the political nature of these gatherings appeared unequivocally. All of a sudden shouts of LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC were heard. It was all the clearer what was going on because the majority of the agitators were people whose ordinary clothing itself announced that they weren’t there for a simple charivari.”. This shows how these festivals were designed or became a forum for the sharing of opinions and pushing of political