Emileigh and Morgan kick off the October spooky episode with one of our favorite curse stories! In the Holy Roman Empire all the way in 1518, a town was swept up in a frenzy that occurred more than you think. Happy Spooky Season everyone!
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Sources:
https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518/
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220512-the-people-who-danced-themselves-to-death
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania#
https://connection.newmanministry.com/saint/saint-vitus/
https://www.stvituscatholicschoolofdance.com/st-vitus
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paracelsus
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