Renaissance Faire

A festival held to recreate the arts and history of the Renaissance. Generally held outside and on weekends faires offer all things Renaissance, and many things other. They usually happen during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I but time periods vary from 1300 to 1800. They are usually set in England, but many be different countries such as Scotland, France.

Faires offer lots of entertainment, from games to swordfighting and Shakespeare to comedy and magic.

Faires are also known for their costumes. Entertainers and Vendors are almost always dressed in costumes (called 'Garb') that are nearly historically accurate for their character. Many patrons dress in ‘period garb’ but there are also many costumes that are seen at all fairs, no matter how historically inaccurate. Pirates Fairies and Bellydancers are always present. Often, people dress as Fantasy characters, though some fairs do not encourage this. You find wizards, magicians, steampunk, lord of the rings, video game characters, and even occasional Klingons.

Renaissance Faires are also known for their handcrafted items on sale. A faire will have many booths with vendors selling everything from swords to jewelry to herbs to costumes.

Fairs are also known for their food and drink. Most faires will have various ales, meads, beers, and beverages, as well as common soda. They may have a few historically accurate specialty items(turkey leg), but most have general festival food. (hotdogs, hamburgers, potatoes, funnel cakes

I wish i could just live at a Renaissance Faire forever!

by Artemis201 January 4, 2012

renaissance man

Someone who does a little bit of everything, yet does it extremely well.

Cyrano de Bergerac excelled in many areas of life and thus was a renaissance man.

by Roland Ellis December 19, 2005

cherokee renaissance

The Cherokee renaissance is a movement of Art with the tribe. They are know for many things such as poetry, music, and creatively making goods. As of 2019, the renaissance of the tribe has got bigger than ever. Today you can see many muriels of their culture within your community.

The Cherokee renaissance is a movement of Art with the tribe.

by GENERAL DALADY March 8, 2019

The Rectal Renaissance

When a man inserts his index and middle fingers into his parters anus, pulls it out, thrust his hand into the air and screams, "Shit by any other name would smell just as foul!"

Don't shake Ron's hand, he still has shit under his fingernails from the Rectal Rennasiannce.

by Anonymous January 5, 2003

Renaissance Woman

Someone who is active in many fields.

Normal Girl 1#: Dayum that girl is such a renaissance woman
Normal Girl 2#: Yeah, shes in like the band, environmental club, politics club, history club, debating team, althetics team, school pride team, choir, european art appreciation society....
Normal Girl 1#: Wish i was renaissance :(

by Dweezil1 January 20, 2009

Renaissance woman

A woman who is good at multiple things. Mainly a smart, sexy, kind, talented person. Generally very rare people. (Some seem like it but are really bitches or really stupid)

Dude #1: Damn... I think my chick is a Renaissance woman.
Dude #2: Fer reals? how?
Dude #1: Shes really hot, double majoring and rescues puppies.

Dude #2: Damnnnn she IS a renaissance woman!

by hOtAsSbItCh123 October 21, 2010

Kanye-Fonsworth Renaissance

This term is used to describe a following within the hip-hop community, that wants to dress just like Kanye West or like Fonsworth Bentley.

J.Crew Sales Executive #1: I can't figure out why we've exceeded projected revenue for the 4th and 1st quarters...

J.Crew Sales Executive #2: Are you kidding me? You haven't realized the impact that the Kanye-Fonsworth Renaissance has had on the entire industry? J.Crew is gangsta now!!!

by Draper May 30, 2004