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German Journeyman
If you'd like a little culture to supplement your language learning today you might find this interesting:
http://understanding_germany.quora.com/Forced-to-Travel-for-3-Years
I saw folks dressed like this walking through the forest and wasn't really sure what was up til my German friends explained it.
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You at least need to have completed an apprenticeship in one of these trades, probably in a country where these journeymen are usual, to get the necessary papers. It's not just about donning the right clothes; the mayor of your hometown gives you papers that say that you are a honorable person, you get some secret password for the mayors and/or masters in the other cities so they know you have learned the trade, you get a rule book about what you are allowed to do and what is forbidden and so on.