Can anyone help me with the Renaissance Period?

Question

I need to find out about the culture during the Renaissance Period.

Can anyone help me with the following qns??

1.What were the important festivals during Renaissance?
2.Who were the important people? Why were they important?
3.What were the aspects of life that were considered important?
4.Compare and contrast Renaissance with other times.

YA, i'll do four by myself. Thnx, guys!

Answer 1

The festivals during the Renaissance would be the horse races and athletic competitions "tug of war" that were local and varied. Many church related events were participated in as carried out by the confratias (sp).
Question 2 is too expansive. Try looking into Pope Sixties and Martin Luther and the major artists of the Italian States and German states (DaVinci, Michalangelo, Durer and many more) and Erasmus is very important.
# 3 The same aspects of life that we consider important today were considered important then. I think you are getting into the plague which hit the Adriatic coast about 1350 and wiped out between 25 to 50% of the population of Europe. Now we have bird flu and AIDS.
#4 I let you do for yourself. You are supposed to draw some what of a conclusion and see how it changes with the passing of time. Please excuse my many errors in spelling.

Answer 2

1. Carnival
May Day
Feast of Corpus Christi
St. John the Baptist
St. James Feast
Triumphs of Julius Ceasar
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1986/3/86.03.06.x.html# ......................................................
2....The Discovery of “The Folk”...........
two main social groups of elite and common people, they represent the two major different cultural experiences.
....Important figures during................
............the Renaissance ..............
http://www.svms.santacruz.k12.ca.us/portalii/Renaissance_People.html
Explorer
Artist
Architect
Poet
Writer
Scientist
Sailor
Playwright
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3. ...Life in Elizabethan England: A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603
http://elizabethan.org/
Insight into everyday life in Tudor England - food, occupations, games, pastimes, religion, fashion, manners, attitudes, and education in the time of Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. A unique reference for writers, students, actors,
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4. .........belongs to you
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