But Andersen's fairy tales are not groundless, but based on a strange story in history? Dancing? According to records, medieval Europe appeared frequently from14th century to17th century? Dancing? Event, what is this?
The first record was in mid-July, 15 18, in Strasbourg, France. Under the watchful eyes of neighbors and her husband, a woman named Philo began to dance the jig, which is a dance with many kicks and jumps. After dancing, she was often tired.
After dancing for several hours in a row, she was sweating profusely and her face was extremely pale. Her husband tried to stop her, but no matter how he persuaded her, she refused to stop until she suddenly fell into a coma and convulsions. After sleeping for several hours, Philo woke up and began to dance again.
Even more bizarre, people around her joined her one after another, and they poured into the streets of Strasbourg. At the beginning, there were only 10 people, and at the peak, there were more than 400 people, and the number was increasing every month, but strangely, the wealthy class did not join the dance.
Famous writer Bastian? Brent recorded this chaotic phenomenon in his ship of fools. With the appearance of the dead, Strasbourg issued a special law prohibiting dancing, but it didn't work. In order not to cause panic, the dancers were sent to the nearby hills to confess.
They think these dancers have offended the gods. They advocated religious prosperity at that time. After the Renaissance, medicine began to be valued. More than 400 people, mostly women, were trapped in the mountains and danced until they had a heart attack or organ failure.
There are many similar incidents not only in Strasbourg, but also in Europe. 1962, a strange thing happened in Tanganyika, East Africa? Joke incident? The reason is that three girls can't stop laughing when they tell jokes. They kept infecting the surrounding villages, and thousands of people were laughing until eight months later.
Since the Black Death swept across Europe, dancing has also become a plague. Dancing plague? The source comes from ergot. A mold will grow on wet rye, which contains lysergic acid diethylamine. Eating contaminated rye can cause hallucinations and convulsions.
But there is another explanation. Psychologically speaking, this belongs to a kind of? Mass hysteria? The main feature of the disease is the interaction between people. Some people will feel fear and even hint at themselves when they see a person coming.
In the Middle Ages, the oppression of religion, the prevalence of the Black Death, and the soaring price of wheat may all cause psychological barriers.