WHAT DID SERFS DO IN THEIR (LIMITED) FREE TIME?
Peasants usually spent most of their time working, but even they could enjoy some luxuries. They could participate in church festivals, join a marriage or funeral procession, watch and listen to travelling poets, musicians, acrobats and dancers. At Midsummer, they lit bonfires and held various sports and games. They thought that by lighting a fire when the sun was at it's strongest, they would make sure it returned to ripen their crops the following year.