4 trendy entertainment trends

Party mummies, collect ferns, go for a walk or hire a garden hermit are the world's top entertainment trends in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The society has developed relentlessly with a dizzying turn of science and technology. New trends and trends in the world change with every second, every minute, every day that sometimes we can't keep up. Nowadays, young people have a lot of different ways of entertainment such as taking part in extreme sports, " walking " , playing cars .

However, have you ever wondered how a few hundred years ago, how did people entertain then? The following article will give you the most satisfactory answer.

Mummy party

Under Victoria (1837 - 1901), the middle classes in the UK enjoyed the parties, especially the 'mummy' party.

This entertainment comes from the archaeological achievements of the fog country. In the 19th century, the British constantly explored ancient Egyptian ruins and successfully excavated the mummies. Typical is the case of Howard Carter (1874-1939) when he discovered the mummy of King Tut.

At that time, the British brought the mummies to their home country as souvenirs. People, houses suddenly became crazy because of the mummies.

During the party, decorations or costumes are inspired by the Pharaoh grave. Even mummies are also bought on display to enjoy the party with the owner.

This trend developed so that the local people also thought of a way to get the bodies of criminals, covering them up to make mummies of Pharaoh relatives and selling them. It was not until many rumors of a curse appeared, that the British began to give up this weird party.

Renting a gardener as a "scene"

In the early 18th century, hiring a hermit to look after the garden became a favorite in the European nobility, especially the British.

Portrait of a garden hermit at the time

This movement originated from the change of literary trend in that period when the upper class began to favor the true values, the rustic and simple beauty of nature. Therefore, families have the condition that everyone hires a gardener and lets them dress like a hermit for the purpose of "scene".

House in the garden of a hermit "scene"

These gardeners must live almost in hiding in a hut in the garden for several years. Every day besides gardening, they do not have adequate personal hygiene (not even having their hair or nails cut). When guests come to the house, these hermits come out to comment and admire admiringly.

Although somewhat miserable, a great amount of money makes many people want to be "hermit" . Their income was about 600 pounds at that time (approximately US $ 180,000 or VND 3.78 billion at current exchange rates).

Collection of ferns

One of the craziest entertainment trends of the 18th century was the collection of ferns.

It all began when Dr. Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (1791 - 1868) invented a device that could help alien plants survive in foggy environments in England.

After that, his assistant quickly spread a false rumor that fern collection showed intelligence and helped goodness . the size of 'little boy'. In the 18th century, certainly no one doubted these things.

Even brand name dresses must have ferns

Soon, these rumors spread quickly and caused ferns to become fashionable plants, especially wild ferns.

Many people began rushing to hunt, collecting new ferns for "by friends, by friends". Many stories recount that people at that time "crazy" this tree to the point of being ready to fight, even killed by valuable ferns.

Walking is the "king" of sports

With our modern thinking today, walking exams are simply a content in athletics. However, during the 19th century, this was the most popular sport in the United States.

People at that time were willing to line up long to cheer, shouting for the walking stars, even history also recorded large doping scandals around this movement.

This movement was introduced to the United States by a man named Edward Payson Weston. In 1860, Weston bet with a friend that he would walk from Boston to Washington if Abraham Lincoln won the election.

And when Lincoln won, he kept his promise. A lot of people came to the street to see Weston make this journey.

The incident accidentally brought Weston to become the first superstar in walking sport. After that, walking competitions are held throughout the United States with prizes sometimes up to $ 20,000 (about VND 420 million at current rates). It is not exaggerating to say that at that time, walking dominated the thinking of American people when thinking about sports.