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[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Where exactly people worked 150 days a year?

Probably nowhere. They had eventually 80 days off per year (holidays) – including Sundays. Additionally craftsmen and farmers (but probably not peasants) worked also on the 'free' days.

https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/arbeitszeit-frueher-und-heute-die-hohe-anzahl-von-100.html (in German)

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I've looked it up, thank you.