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Oxford Renaissance Festival: Cooks Creek Medieval Festival Cooks Creek, Manitoba, Church of the Immaculate Conception: 2004 End of July (every even year) Cooks Creek Medieval Festival: Feste Médiévale de Saint-Marcellin Saint-Marcellin Quebec 5 Rte de l'Église, Saint-Marcellin, QC G0K 1R0 Medieval and viking 2003 One week-end Mid august ...
The picturesque city of Salzburg, with its medieval Old Town and imposing Hohensalzburg Fortress, hosts one of the largest celebrations, where around 200 different clubs partake in the parade.
The series of six fairs, each lasting more than six weeks, were spaced through the year's calendar: the fair of Lagny-sur-Marne began on 2 January: the fair at Bar-sur-Aube on the Tuesday before mid-Lent; the "May fair" of Provins on the Tuesday before Ascension; the "fair of St. John" or the "hot fair" of Troyes on the first Tuesday after the fortnight of St. John's Day (24 June); the fair of ...
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Europe, with links to separate lists by country and region where applicable.This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, religious festivals, commerce festivals, film festivals, folk festivals, carnivals, recurring festivals on holidays, and music festivals.
A medieval pageant is a form of procession traditionally associated with both secular and religious rituals, often with a narrative structure. Pageantry was an important aspect of medieval European seasonal festivals, in particular around the celebration of Corpus Christi , which began after the thirteenth century.
Ludwigsburg Venetian Festival in Ludwigsburg, Germany. For three days in September, the streets fill with people dressed in decorative masks, capes, and gowns straight out of 18th-century Venice.
A Round Table was a festive event during the Middle Ages that involved jousting, feasting, and dancing in imitation of King Arthur's legendary court. Named for Arthur's famed Round Table, the festivals generally involved jousts with blunted weapons, and often celebrated weddings or victories.
19th-century depiction of a medieval boy bishop, attended by his canons. The Feast of Fools or Festival of Fools (Latin: festum fatuorum, festum stultorum) was a feast day on January 1 celebrated by the clergy in Europe during the Middle Ages, initially in Southern France, but later more widely. [1]