SC - Picnics

[Ian van Tets]

Hi,  sorry I can't get the signature off the bottom of this, I need 
my husband here...

Cariadoc, 

when you said that they didn't have picnics in period, I presume you 
were referring to word use.  I have been puzzling over this, because 
my definition of a picnic is a meal taken al fresco, usually away 
from human habitation, but not necessarily, as a leisure activity.  
It may or may not be part of a range of pleasurable activities.  Al 
fresco meals with other activities are common, as you observed, and 
for meals without other activities involved, one only has to reread 
the Decameron, so I have come to the conclusion that you meant this 
as the word not being used in period.  My knowledge of Middle 
languages is limited to Germanic languages, so could you please 
suggest a suitable word for us to use that is more period then?

Thanks

Cairistiona

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Dr. Ian van Tets
Dept. of Zoology
University of Cape Town
Rondebosch 7701 RSA

ph: +27 +21 650 3641 (w), 650 3301 (fax), 47 5324 (H)
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