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Since 1963. The Byrds attended the first series of renfaires. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AFlBoxsAkI#ren https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AFlBoxsAkI#ren

• IAmBroom 1y ago
  If you stretch the "Renaissance" back to the Middle Ages (1300s CE), Japan had them in the Renaissance itself. 1500s samurais popularized a pasttime of reenacting 1300s samurais. Except, being Japan, they had actual relics of the period in pristine condition. I know someone in the SCA who portrays a 1500s samurai who portrays a 1300s samurai - giving him two periods of costume to play with, without "changing persona" at all. Kinda.
  • pyuser583 1y ago
    In the Middle Ages, people would hold festivals where they would dress up as King Arthur, El Cid, etc. I don’t know about antiquity - did people dress up as mythological figures? The first plays were in Greece. Were there unscripted or ad hoc performances? I know what I’m going to ask AI next.
• A_D_E_P_T 1y ago
  One could make the argument that you're off by about 125 years. The 1839 Eglinton Tournament, was, in a way, a Renaissance Fair. It was a massive spectacle at the time, became enduringly famous (or infamous), and helped to kick-off the Romantic 19th century fascination with the medieval: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglinton_Tournament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglinton_Tournament
• AfterHIA 1y ago
  As a Roger McGuinn fanatic I'm thrilled to see this mentioned on HN. Have a spirited upvote and turn, turn, turn!