The dancing plague, known as the dancing mania, was one of the weirdest, strangest and most mysterious events in European history.
This outrageous and weird event occurred around from the 14th century to the 17th century, the famous outbreak happened on a cool afternoon july in Strasbourg*, the Roman Empire.
it was a quiet day, but then, mysteriously dozens of people mostly women began dancing uncontrollably in the streets, they danced for a lot, seconds turned into minutes and then into hours and then even into days!
reportedly some unable to stop experiencing strokes and heart attacks.
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The Dancing Plague, known as the Dancing Mania, was one of the weirdest, strangest and most mysterious events in European history.
This outrageous and weird event occurred around from the 14th century to the 17th century, the famous outbreak happened on a cool afternoon July in Strasbourg*, the Roman Empire.
It was a quiet day, but then, mysteriously dozens of people, mostly women, began dancing uncontrollably in the streets.
They danced for a long time, seconds turned into minutes and then into hours and then even into days!
reportedly some were unable to stop experiencing strokes and heart attacks.
The phenomenon began with the woman named Frau Trouffea, she began dancing uncontrollably on the street, within a week dozens joined her, despite the authorities attempts to stop this mess they did not succeed.
At one point it became a game for the viewers and they started cheering the dancers on.
Eventually it faded completely after a couple of weeks but the cause for this plague is still undiscovered to this day and is a debate between scientists and historians.
The description of the dancers vary, but many describe them as being in a trance-like state, sweating, gasping for air and often singing or screaming during the time they were dancing.
Some theories suggest the outbreak was caused by mass hysteria or distress because of the stressful times, others believe it’s because of hallucinations caused by rotten food or poisoning.
However this doesn’t explain why so many of them seemed like they were responding to this unseen weird force.
Though the Dancing Plague sounds very impossible, it was very well documented in contemporary* records and remains one of histories most bizarre unsolved mysteries.
Strasbourg - a city that was part of the roman empire or modern france.
Contemporary - well documented in history.
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The Dancing Plague, known as the Dancing Mania, was one of the weirdest, strangest and most mysterious events in European history.
This outrageous and weird event occurred around from the 14th century to the 17th century, the famous outbreak happened on a cool afternoon July in Strasbourg*, the Roman Empire.
It was a quiet day, but then, mysteriously dozens of people, mostly women, began dancing uncontrollably in the streets.
They danced for a long time, seconds turned into minutes and then into hours and then even into days!
reportedly some were unable to stop experiencing strokes and heart attacks.
The phenomenon began with the woman named Frau Trouffea, she began dancing uncontrollably on the street, within a week dozens joined her, despite the authorities attempts to stop this mess they did not succeed.
At one point it became a game for the viewers and they started cheering the dancers on.
Eventually it faded completely after a couple of weeks but the cause for this plague is still undiscovered to this day and is a debate between scientists and historians.
The description of the dancers vary, but many describe them as being in a trance-like state, sweating, gasping for air and often singing or screaming during the time they were dancing.
Some theories suggest the outbreak was caused by mass hysteria or distress because of the stressful times, others believe it’s because of hallucinations caused by rotten food or poisoning.
However this doesn’t explain why so many of them seemed like they were responding to this unseen weird force.
Though the Dancing Plague sounds very impossible, it was very well documented in contemporary* records and remains one of histories most bizarre unsolved mysteries.
Strasbourg - a city that was part of the roman empire or modern france.
Contemporary - well documented in history.