Alaina

So this was kind of the beginning of like dancing plagues being documented. Yeah. Now, 200 years later, in a German town of Erfurt, looked it up, a similarly crazy and bizarre outbreak of dancing mania broke out in 1247. So this time, at least 200 people are said to have gathered on a bridge. Oh, wow. And it was over the Moselle River in Maastricht, where they danced until the bridge collapsed.

So this was kind of the beginning of like dancing plagues being documented. Yeah. Now, 200 years later, in a German town of Erfurt, looked it up, a similarly crazy and bizarre outbreak of dancing mania broke out in 1247. So this time, at least 200 people are said to have gathered on a bridge. Oh, wow. And it was over the Moselle River in Maastricht, where they danced until the bridge collapsed.

Stop it. And all of them died. It said, rocket till the wheels fall off.

Stop it. And all of them died. It said, rocket till the wheels fall off.

And then they died. That was it. Bridge collapsed. Everyone died. That was it. And then there's, so that happened.

And then they died. That was it. Bridge collapsed. Everyone died. That was it. And then there's, so that happened.

It doesn't say how long, but I feel like it probably wasn't that long, because 200 people on a bridge. That's a lot of people. I don't think the structural integrity of bridges in 1247 was, like, something of note. Not quite the same as today. So I'm assuming they all just went down. But there is a second version of this story, so there is, like, a little wiggle room. Okay.

It doesn't say how long, but I feel like it probably wasn't that long, because 200 people on a bridge. That's a lot of people. I don't think the structural integrity of bridges in 1247 was, like, something of note. Not quite the same as today. So I'm assuming they all just went down. But there is a second version of this story, so there is, like, a little wiggle room. Okay.

So this one, in this version of the story, the same thing happened, except everyone didn't die. People died, but there were survivors. And people say that some of those survivors were taken to a nearby chapel. Where they kept insects.

So this one, in this version of the story, the same thing happened, except everyone didn't die. People died, but there were survivors. And people say that some of those survivors were taken to a nearby chapel. Where they kept insects.

And this nearby chapel was dedicated to St. Vitus, which, or Vitus, excuse me, where these people received treatment for their quote unquote mania. And many of them were restored to full health. So they said they went to the specific chapel and that's what cured them. And they never danced again. Never danced again.

And this nearby chapel was dedicated to St. Vitus, which, or Vitus, excuse me, where these people received treatment for their quote unquote mania. And many of them were restored to full health. So they said they went to the specific chapel and that's what cured them. And they never danced again. Never danced again.

Flash mob gone horribly wrong. And then a chapel was able to heal any of the survivors. And St. Vitus comes up a few times. Yeah.

Flash mob gone horribly wrong. And then a chapel was able to heal any of the survivors. And St. Vitus comes up a few times. Yeah.

Apparently, he has something to do with dance. He has something to do with this, and he gets brought up a lot. Because the dancing madness actually gets translated into being called St. Vitus dance.

Apparently, he has something to do with dance. He has something to do with this, and he gets brought up a lot. Because the dancing madness actually gets translated into being called St. Vitus dance.

Is he a patron saint of anything? Hold on. Let's look. Wait a second. I'm excited for this. Because he comes up a lot. Is he a patron saint of standing still?

Is he a patron saint of anything? Hold on. Let's look. Wait a second. I'm excited for this. Because he comes up a lot. Is he a patron saint of standing still?

Of chilling.

Of chilling.