Renaissance

Entertainment
In the cities, entertainment was very important. People wanted to have fun. They wanted to clear their minds after days of non-stop working. Without entertainment, the workers would have been angry every day and would not have gotten enough work done. When the workers went to work in a good mood, they got their jobs done very fast, because their minds were clear of any problem that was troubling them.
Taverns were very popular. They were like today’s bars. Men liked to go to taverns to drink and have a good time. They also met their friends and talked to them about the day’s news. Women served as barmaids. They took people’s orders and served them their food and drinks. A popular drink at the time was called mead. It was made of fermented honey. It was very sweet, yet intoxicating. It was kept in barrels outside of the tavern. Sometimes, when the temperature changed, the barrels would burst open. Men from all around the city would come with their mugs t...