So a little thought I had at work for some reason. From my little understanding, peasants in the Middle Ages were generally farmers, but it was highly seasonal, so spring/summer time was work time right?
What would they do on their “days off” during autumn and winter? Kinda just sit around and do chores?
u/Searocksandtrees collected some answers here including...
u/Whoosier 's contribution.
u/Speculum offered thoughts here.
[deleted] gave a long answer (with a ton of resources) here.
I'm sure there is more to be said, of course.