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minus-squareNeatNitlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoTarantism… is that a real phenomenon? I can’t imagine there’d be a word for it if it wasn’t a real thing, or people at least believed it was a real thing due to mass panic. But seriously, what the fuck?
minus-squarelunaticbanana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoIt is! It has the same etymology as the Italian dances called “tarantelle”. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantella
minus-squareNeatNitlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYes, I was right about it being mass hysteria, but it’s interesting nonetheless
Tarantism… is that a real phenomenon? I can’t imagine there’d be a word for it if it wasn’t a real thing, or people at least believed it was a real thing due to mass panic. But seriously, what the fuck?
It is! It has the same etymology as the Italian dances called “tarantelle”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantella
Yes, I was right about it being mass hysteria, but it’s interesting nonetheless