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Medieval Europe's Mysterious Dance Epidemics
Saturday 30 March 2024 at 14:30
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Edited by Weird History Facts, Monday 1 April 2024 at 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.
Medieval Europe's Mysterious Dance Epidemics
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.