The average peasant probably only worked around 200 days a year.

>>3369116
When you farm your options for work are limited in winter. Not to mention church holidays were required days off

>>3369147
Wouldn't the Church days off have translated into urban industrial work?

>>3369116
industrialism

>>3369116
1. Protestantism erased many feast days.
2. Enclosure movement fucked over the lower classes.
3. The industrial revolution drastically increased workdays/workyears.

>>3369153
Decreasing power of the Chruch in addition to the practical demands of modern work made it true, Holidays were retained because they are actually a great oppurtunity for massive upshoot in consumer spending.

>>3369147
To add this most of forests were domain of loyals so you couldnt just go hunting too.

>>3369116
Don't worry, now it's shifting back thanks to automization and IQ CRISSP be prepared for the age of exponential scientific progress and you'll enjoy it without having to do a boring job

>>3369116
Because brainwashing