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GIVEAWAY: CT Renaissance Faire Family 4 Pack of Tickets: Enter now! Ends Saturday at Noon

9/25/12 - By Mary Beth Lawlor

Head out to the Connecticut Renaissance Faire for a unique family outing. The Faire opens this weekend and runs through October 27-28th. If you so desire, dress up as a knight or fair maiden and get into the medieval spirit. Feast on turkey legs while watching armored knights jousting on horseback. The best part is that you can WIN FREE TICKETS right here. If you've never been to a Renaissance Faire - here's the scoop:

The Connecticut Renaissance Faire recreates a medieval English village at festival time, and their guests of honor are none other than King Arthur and Queen Guinevere themselves. Meet the royal couple, sing and dance along to period music, check out a variety of handmade wares in the medieval marketplace, test your skill as a warrior at the Hitting & Stabbing Emporium or in a safe and friendly contest of arms.

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In addition, the Connecticut Renaissance Faire is hosting a number of special events and theme weekends, including its popular “Halloween Knights” featuring safe trick-or-treating with our merchants and a nighttime flaming joust. Read on for directions on how to win four tickets to one of the largest renaissance faires in New England.

Here are a few catchy phrases you can use at the Renaissance Faire to show just how clever you are:

Modern Term         Renaissance Speak
Hello                        “Good Day!” or “Well met!”
Good bye                 “Fare the well!”                       
Yes                           "Aye"
No                            “Nay”
Please                       “I pray thee”
Thank you                “Grammercy”
Young woman          “Wench”

When in doubt of a word simply make one up by adding “st” to a modern word such as “fill’st my cup.” Have fun with your words and enjoy your day at the Renaissance Faire.

Enter the drawing for a FAMILY 4 PACK of Tickets. Just subscribe to our weekly newsletter and email me at ct@mommypoppins.com and/or LIKE us on facebook AND leave a comment there. It will only take about 10 seconds and you never know, you might just get lucky this time. Actually, you have a really good chance of winning so go ahead and enter the drawing. It begins today and ends Saturday, September 29th at noon.

Here's the deal: One winner will be drawn at random and notified on Saturday, Sept. 29th.  If a winner doesn't respond to our email notification within 24 hours, another winner will be drawn. Email addresses of entrants will not be collected, sold or otherwise abused.

Some things you should know about Mommy Poppins Giveaways: We only give away products or offers that we think are cool. We don't write advertorials and we don't get any money for doing giveaways.  We do not give your email address to anyone (unless you win and it is necessary in order to receive your prize). We don't even look at your email addresses unless it is to notify the winner.

Visit www.ctfaire.com for further details and a full schedule of events.

 

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