What happens at the end of each day in the Decameron?

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Giovanni Boccaccio Italian poet and scholar Giovanni Boccaccio, detail of a fresco by Andrea del Castagno; in the Cenacolo di Sant'Apollonia, Florence.

In the Decameron, each of the 10 days concludes with a canzone (song) intended for dancing. These songs are sung by one of the storytellers and are considered to be among some of Giovanni Boccaccio’s finest lyric poetry.12