TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe Peasant Lifelemmy.worldimagemessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1943arrow-down1108
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minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-21 year ago261 days is working every single week 5 days a week. Most modern “middle class” jobs (which, to be fair, are increasingly scarce) don’t work 52 weeks a year with 0 holidays. Peasants worked sunup til sundown 250-300 days a year. Life fucking blew as a peasant.
minus-squarePersnickityPenguin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWhat is a peasant farmer doing during the winter when nothing is growing?
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoDepends on the area but they were constantly busy. Warm seasons were 7 days a week sunup til sundown. For the cold seasons: Wheat and barely were sown in the winter so that when spring showed up the crops sprouted and grew quickly Logging/forestry work as well as trapping Mending of tools, spinning of wool/flax into usable fabrics Weaving baskets/clothes etc Processing of slaughtered game into foodstuffs Processing & protection of food stores Repairs to your house Ice fishing to augment stores of food Building and fixing fences Distilling and pickling foods Generally anything that improves your chance of survival And of course: Hoping and praying that they had enough food to not starve to death.
261 days is working every single week 5 days a week.
Most modern “middle class” jobs (which, to be fair, are increasingly scarce) don’t work 52 weeks a year with 0 holidays.
Peasants worked sunup til sundown 250-300 days a year.
Life fucking blew as a peasant.
What is a peasant farmer doing during the winter when nothing is growing?
Depends on the area but they were constantly busy. Warm seasons were 7 days a week sunup til sundown.
For the cold seasons:
And of course:
Hoping and praying that they had enough food to not starve to death.