\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 Medieval building workers in England would take as much as 2 weeks off at Christmas
, a week at Easter, a few days at Pentecost, and a good number of SaintsÆ feast days. The average working week was 5 days, with 12 hours work per day in summer and 8 in the winter. Summer salaries were differentiated from winter ones.