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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.
by quickthrower2 8y ago
Funny how these old tunes are sung by our 3 year olds. I wonder how old ring a roses is now.
- Intermernet 8y agoInteresting 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. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_a_Ring_o%27_Roses https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_a_Ring_o%27_Roses
- Accacin 8y agoActually 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-metafolklore-rhyme-and-reason/ https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/07/ring-around-the-rosie...