Renaissance Pastimes

What the people did back then to fight boredom.

Feminine Preferences

• Embroidery- decorating apparel, fabric, or other materials with needle and thread

• Gossip- to talk or rumor about personal or private affairs of others.

Man Stuff

• Card Games1. Primero2. Tarraco3. Trumps

• Gambling & Dicing• Bawdy House- a combination of a pub and

strip club

Activities Everybody Can Enjoy

• Carnevale - Majorly celebrated in these times• Regular Festivals that were run by the church

were mandatory to attend• Attending the Theatre was a widely popular

back then. Unfortunately, ladies wore masks during this time.

More Things People Enjoy

• Dancing and Dance Lessons• Singing and Music Lessons• Reading and Writing Letters• Writing and Discussing Poetry• Getting their Fortune Told• Bull Fights

Credits

• dictionary.com. Web. 2011.• “RENAISSANCE PASTIMES”.

<http://theborgias.wetpaint.com/page/Renaissance+Pastimes>. Web. 2011.

• “What is embroidery?” <http://www.youdesignit.com/answers/what-is-embroidery>. Web. 2011.