SolidGrue@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months 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-square114fedilinkarrow-up1432arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1412arrow-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-28 months agomessage-square114fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIAmDotorg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·8 months 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-up5arrow-down1·8 months 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!