How do European jugglers operate?

In the Middle Ages, jugglers suffered from the trauma of life and the persecution of the church. For example, at the beginning of13rd century, an earl named Arnold held a wedding. The news spread a few months ago, and many clowns, snake charmers, singers, beggars, musicians and jugglers all heard the news. On the wedding day, a magician made a bet with the count that if he drank all the wine in the count's cellar, the count would give him a horse. Then, the artist began to use "magic" to drink, and sure enough, he drank all the wine in the earl's house in a short time. The count wanted to default, so he came up with a trick. He ordered his men to make a gallows with branches that looked like horses. As a result, the juggler was forced to pull the torture horse, and his painful struggle became another "afterglow" program for the earl and distinguished guests.

Juggling magicians were originally distributed in Greece and Asia Minor, and were respected to a certain extent in society at that time. During the Roman Empire, jugglers who could perform magic were very popular. They performed not only in markets and festivals, but also in aristocratic homes. Besides, there are many festivals in Rome, so the life of jugglers is better.

Slowly, jugglers appeared in Zisman, and they were stationed with the Roman army. At first, things were good. With the passage of time, they gradually lost their previous status, and even were classified as fortune tellers, charlatans and liars, which were unpopular. The mayor issued a strict order not to allow these people to enter the city. Therefore, when the weather is clear, jugglers have to set up a venue at the city gate to attract the audience. Forced by life, some of them have become cunning adventurers, and it is inevitable that they will do some cheating, theft and highway robbery.

If a juggler quarrels with other hotel guests, in the eyes of judges and others, the juggler is the first to be the perpetrator. If he happens to have a knife in his hand, he will be indiscriminately labeled as a "murderer" immediately. The nobility and the middle class banned them from performing in the folk, while inviting them to entertain. After the performance, they will be flogged, imprisoned or driven out of the city gate without any reward.

The suffering and fate of jugglers are related to the troubles of the church. The church declared that "magic is evil." The Inquisition not only opposed the study of astrology, chemistry and ancient Chinese characters in the Middle Ages, but also opposed everything that threatened religion. Magic is beyond their understanding and tolerance, so it is inevitable that magicians will be persecuted.

It's ridiculous that there are jugglers who can do magic in the church. Whenever passion of the christ is performed, the church will invite jugglers to perform without thinking, because there is a scene in which Paul is beheaded, and magic must be used to make it both real and harmless. However, this has not changed the juggler's dilemma. This is the case all over Europe. King Louis IX of France even took "liberating France from the scourge of jugglers" as his goal.

At that time, a juggler named Reati Uss was tried by the Inquisition. At first, he refused to explain the secret of magic, and finally he was forced to give it up under heavy punishment. The inquisition finally realized that he was not "playing tricks" and released him as an exception.

Faced with relentless persecution and absurd preaching, the magician was not intimidated. Perhaps "forbidden fruit is the most delicious", and those who want to use magic as entertainment and pastime are not intimidated. Because of this, magic has not disappeared, and many traditional programs have remained to this day.