#ritual — Public Fediverse posts

How about we throw out any oaths altogether?

Overhyped relics from a time when few people knew how to read and write.

The more people actually need to live an oath (the more power they have), the more these people ignore their oaths altogether anyway.

It's just a curse, 😉.

#ritual #power #oath #theater

🕷️ NEW: Writer Laura Kiniry examined how #medieval communities in southern #Italy danced for days to treat wolf #spider bites.

Modern arachnologists note the local spider species produces venom no stronger than a #bee sting, meaning heat, dehydration, and collective #anxiety drove the frantic movements. Over time, the exhausting #ritual transformed into the celebratory folk #traditions seen today.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/tarantella-history-spider-bite/

#history #biology #science #culture #folklore #psychology #nature #dance #invertebrates #arachnids