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Medieval Europe's Mysterious Dance Epidemics

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Edited by Weird History Facts, Monday, 1 Apr 2024, 12:47

During the tumultuous era of Medieval Europe, amidst floods, famines, and natural disasters, a bizarre phenomenon emerged: the Medieval Dance Mania. Different from Tarantism and the Dancing Plague, these outbreaks saw people uncontrollably dancing to exhaustion, often resulting in death. Despite numerous theories ranging from mass hysteria to fungal poisoning, the cause remains elusive.


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