jondabomb
What were some popular Elizabethan festivals and celebrations?
Elizabethan era
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aseforlife
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Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, was widely celebrated between March 3 and 9.
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jwalsh
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May Day (May 1) was one of the few pagan Celtic festivals still celebrated at the time.
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RowanH
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Well many of the things we celebrate today were popular holidays and festivals back then. Here is a list of the well known holidays.
☻ The twelfth night.(in between January 7th and January 14th)
☻ St. Valentines Day (14th of February)
☻ Good Friday and Easter. (Same time as now)
☻ April Fool's Day (Believedly the same time as now)
☻ May Day. (May 1st)
☻ Misummer Eve.(June 21st or 23rd)
☻ Swithin's Day (July 15th)
☻ Lammas day or some call it Lammastide (August 2nd)
☻ Michaelmas (September 29th)
☻ St. Crispin Day (October 25th)
☻ All Hallows Eve (October 31st)
☻ All Saints Day (November 1st)
☻ 12 days of Christmas (December 24th)
☻ The twelfth night.(in between January 7th and January 14th)
☻ St. Valentines Day (14th of February)
☻ Good Friday and Easter. (Same time as now)
☻ April Fool's Day (Believedly the same time as now)
☻ May Day. (May 1st)
☻ Misummer Eve.(June 21st or 23rd)
☻ Swithin's Day (July 15th)
☻ Lammas day or some call it Lammastide (August 2nd)
☻ Michaelmas (September 29th)
☻ St. Crispin Day (October 25th)
☻ All Hallows Eve (October 31st)
☻ All Saints Day (November 1st)
☻ 12 days of Christmas (December 24th)
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Brehl
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The most popular was hatin on mexicans day!