Exercises on Carnival in the Modern Age

During the Modern Age, Carnival was held in different regions of Europe, especially in the south of the continent. It was a period marked by the consumption of large amounts of meat and alcoholic beverages, in addition to numerous games and games. One of the most common practices of this period was a form of mockery known as:

a) Coke.

b) Abbaye des Conards.

c) Charivari.

d) Fool's Party.

e) Hölle.

Among the practices listed below, select the one that was NOT performed during Carnival in the Modern Age.

a) Judas Workout

b) Race of Jews

c) Parade of floats

d) Stoning cats

e) Execution of criminals

Within the worldview of the people who inhabited Europe during the Modern Age, Carnival was seen in the same way, albeit fleetingly, as in a mythological land in which food was plentiful and sex easily obtained. We are referring to:

a) Coke.

b) Garden of Eden.

c) Elysian Fields.

d) El dorado.

e) Valhalla.

At a certain point in the Modern Age, carnival festivities, as a whole, began to be persecuted, and the authorities of the time began to ban public festivities in many places from Europe. This repression of Carnival was related to:

a) to the Renaissance.

b) to the Enlightenment.

c) Religious Reformation.

d) to the Inquisition.

e) to the Black Death.

LETTER C

Charivari was also known as asouade and skimmington ride and it was a popular justice ritual that took place at different times of the year, but mainly during Carnival. Generally, the person victimized by the Charivari was placed on the back of a donkey and paraded through the city. Individuals who broke community norms, such as women who married pregnant and men who were cheated on, were often victims of this ritual.

LETER A

Judas' workout was a very common practice, mainly in the Iberian Peninsula, but it was commonly performed during Easter, not during Carnival. The Jewish race, the parade of floats, the stoning of cats and the execution of criminals were all common practices and carried out during Carnival.

LETER A

This utopia present in the mindset of the people of the Modern Age was Cocanha, a mythological land where people believed that there was no work, food was plentiful for everyone, and sex was obtained easily. Europeans of the period believed that in Cocanha everyone remained young forever.

LETTER C

The prohibition and persecution of popular festivals are directly related to the Religious Reformation. The emergence of Protestantism, in the 16th century, caused a series of religious conflicts, and the ban on popular festivals was a way of reducing disturbances caused by religious differences. The rise of Puritanism was also one of the reasons that led to the persecution of Carnival.