Dance of death

From strange historical events .. who danced many days to death .. The mystery, which has not been interpreted from the sixteenth century so far Dance of Death or Plague Dance

Some people express their happiness at dancing and resort to it in happy celebrations and events, but .. Have you ever thought that you are probably starting to dance .. But you can never stop .... It 's really scary

But this was already the case in the year 1518, in the city of Strasbourg, in the province of Alsace (which was part of the Holy Roman Empire and currently located in France).

• In July 1518, the inhabitants of the city of Strasbourg, the plague of dance, struck hysteria, a collective dance that dominated many people in the city. They danced for several days in a row. So many of them died. The epidemic began when a woman named Frau Troffea came out Went to the street and began to dance enthusiastically, and continued to dance from 4 to 6 days, and after a week joined by 34 others and by August the epidemic spread to 400 victims, some of them died of heart attacks or strokes or fatigue. Doctors thought at the time that the reason for this was an increase in warm blood in the bodies of these patients, but advised the nobles to establish theaters and halls to dance these patients, believing that they will recover if they dance continuously, but unfortunately fatigue and fatigue of many patients, ! .. This epidemic did not end until the month of September

It may seem like a myth to you. But this strange event is documented in historical records in the 16th century, and it is not the only unique event, but there have been similar cases of such obsession in Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands, But what happened in 1518 in Strasbourg was the deadliest and most numerous for the patients

• What made these people dance to death?

This is the question that puzzled many scientists throughout the ages .. No one could explain why this strange .. Some went like St. Vitus, a Catholic saint in the 16th century that this epidemic was a curse hit the city, especially with the existence of epidemics and famine in That period, and other theories have emerged that explain that this dance is a ritual for members of a religious community, but the dancers did not seem to feel comfortable during their dance, but seemed to panic and fear.

Another theory has interpreted it as a case of mass poisoning by a mushroom that grows on bread, causing hallucinations, but with poisoning it will seem impossible for the patient to dance continuously for several days.

This strange incident, called the "plague of dance" or "dance sickness", has not been explained by anyone until now. It has remained locked in the history books. It is a puzzle of the greatest scientific and medical minds. Will we ever reach the cause of this deadly mania? Within the confusing date files? ..

This painting embodied that incident