The Enlightenement
brings changes to
Slovenian society
Collected and prepared by Aleša Česnik
and Nina Petrc, 8.B
The lower classes of society lived in
bad living conditions. Families had to
send their chidren to families that
were well-off, where they worked as
servants to make money. Because of
the bad hygene in the cities there
were a lot of flies everywhere and
everything was very dirty. Boys had
to leave their homes by the age of six
and were forced to do heavy chores
to make money for their families
back home. When fully grown they
had to join the military service. If
they didn't abide by the rules, they
were punished, sometimes even put
into jail. Girls learned to sing and
dance and did housework. Poorer
people revolted against paying taxes,
which were always too high, but
their complaints were always
supressed.
People's attitudes towards food
changed. They became more
life.
respectful towards food and other
goods that they received. It wasn't
until the end of the 17th and
beginning of the 18th century that
people started using cutlery and
napkins at meal time.
The famous beehive boardends
became very popular in Slovenia in
the 18th century. They depicted
animals
with
human-like
characteristics and/or people with
animal-like characteristics. They
usually showed scenes from
everyday