Re:“Silent Night” turns 200
by quickthrower2 on Friday December 14, 2018 @09:09PM
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Funny how these old tunes are sung by our 3 year olds. I wonder how old ring a roses is now.
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Re:“Silent Night” turns 200
by Intermernet on Saturday December 15, 2018 @07:32AM
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Interesting example to pick! It apparently has roots in the black plague, and probably existed in close to it's current form since the late 18th century.
Actually this rhyme probably had nothing to do with the Plague at all, although people go on about this all the time. This 'connection' was only picked up mid-20th century and not mentioned before.
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/07/ring-around-the-rosie...