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Midsummer eve is a day when for eons when the Celtic people's celebrated at places like Stonehenge. People still continue to go to Stonehenge, hill tops, and other places to pay homage to the old ways and Gods. Bonfires are set, songs sung, and dancing.
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The Elizabethans celebrated Midsummer with bonfires, feasting, dancing, and various outdoor activities. It was a time when people believed in magic and folklore, so there were traditions such as gathering herbs for medicinal purposes and performing rituals to ward off evil spirits. Maypoles were also a common feature of Midsummer celebrations during the Elizabethan era.
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What did the vikings celebrate?
Midsummer (summer solstice).
How did Elizabethans and Athenians view fairies in a midsummer nights dream?
They viewed them as 'bad spirits' who played tricks on people and were responsible for disease,illness and misfourtune
Why is midsummer not celebrated on 06 August which is the cross-quarter day and the exact middle of summer?
Midsummer is celebrated 3 days after the summer solstice. It is to celebrate the longest day of the year.
How did the Vikings Celebrate?
They created Christmas by having a freast once a year in December this then became known as Christmas. Hope this helps x
What type of food did elizabethans eat?
Elizabethans ate foood.... just sayin.
What did elizabethans think about ghosts?
The Elizabethans thought that ghosts were demons trying to get through to the real world.
How would Elizabethans respond to Romeo and Juliet's marriage?
Elopement was a common theme in Elizabethan and Jacobean comedies, including some of Shakespeare's: consider A Midsummer Night's Dream, or The Merry Wives of Windsor, or Cymbeline. The audience would have accepted that as a part of such stories.
Where would Elizabethans purchase necessary drugs?
Actually, if Elizabethans took drugs at all, they would be from their doctors.
What did Elizabethans wear?
under dresses
Did the Elizabethans know of Japan?
Yes and no
What Elizabethans believed in?
Queen belived in nothing
What disgusting things did the Elizabethans eat?
the poor elizabethans used to eat the cow dung and the richer used to eat hot fresh red meat\:)
