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I saw a meme saying, "Medieval peasants worked only about 150 days in a year. The church believed it was important to keep them happy with frequent, mandatory holidays. You have less holidays than a medieval peasant." How accurate is this, and how would these "holidays" actually be spent?

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I saw a meme saying, "Medieval peasants worked only about 150 days in a year. The church believed it was important to keep them happy with frequent, mandatory holidays. You have less holidays than a medieval peasant." How accurate is this, and how would these "holidays" actually be spent?	2610	AskHistorians