• @LemmyKnowsBest
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    611 months ago

    It’s not about the plague? Did you find out what it’s really about? What’s it really about?

    • @Lasherz12
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      711 months ago

      Apparently it’s a just unsubstantiated and very unlikely given the change of language such as the word fall meaning courtesy and the lack of written discussion about this as an origin before the 19th century.

      This states folklore scholars find it baseless which is good enough for me.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_a_Ring_o'_Roses