SolidGrue@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoDo the people in Reniassance festivals occurring in Britain also speak with faked British accents, or do they use faked French/Italian accents instead?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1420arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1402arrow-down1imageDo the people in Reniassance festivals occurring in Britain also speak with faked British accents, or do they use faked French/Italian accents instead?lemmy.worldSolidGrue@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square112fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIAmDotorg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoAll Renaissance fairs are really medieval fairs. They ended up called Renaissance Fairs because a radio ad exec in California thought it was a more broadly appealing name when the first one was held, and it stuck.
minus-squareOurTragicUniverse@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoI’ve wondered about the name for a while, thanks for explaining!
All Renaissance fairs are really medieval fairs.
They ended up called Renaissance Fairs because a radio ad exec in California thought it was a more broadly appealing name when the first one was held, and it stuck.
I’ve wondered about the name for a while, thanks for explaining!