The “Dancing Mania Plague” was a social phenomenon during the medieval times which caused more than thousands of people to dance erratically, until they collapsed from exhaustion or died. It was widespread in many countries throughout Europe, and the true cause still hasn’t been identified.

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The “Dancing Mania Plague” was a social phenomenon during the medieval times which caused more than thousands of people to dance erratically, until they collapsed from exhaustion or died. It was widespread in many countries throughout Europe, and the true cause still hasn’t been identified.

Posted Oct 2, 2022, 2:23 AM UTC

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Vast_Hearing5158•

Let's be honest.

If you saw that happen before the Renaissance and widespread education, you'd believe in witchcraft, too.

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Bag-ins•

It was probably a natural MDMA precursor, just like Ergot, that also people went mental on, which is the precuser to LSD "St. Anthony's fire"

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bafeomOPCastille•

Anybody else get this event during Hold Court? I always thought it was a funny random event but apparently its based on a historical event.

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Albin_Alveustagni•

I got it once while playing Galicia Volhylia

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WeeBabySeamus21•

Aliens testing mass mind control. Don't thank me.

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Tryhard696Incest is Wincest•

I think the theory was depression and peer pressure?

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jhsgdawe•

Apparently, they walked on fairy rings.

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Do you mean "Dance! Dance until you die!" From Hocus Pocus?

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Twas witches I say!

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