TIL it is illegal to dance in Germany on Good Friday

submitted by

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_ban

This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/igloojoe on 2026-04-03 12:52:23+00:00.

11
2
1

Log in to comment

Hot Top New Old

Comments in Today I Learned@lemmy.world

edited

walks out of the house

turns around because forgot wallet

realized quickly it was on wrong pocket and turn around again

“you’re under arrest”

 reply
32

Look, they’ve got their reasons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518

 reply
17

This reads like a complete shitpost, but somehow is also an actual Wikipedia article…

 reply
9

Yeah its like "there is no way that actually happened" but it actually did.

 reply
7

If you shitpost in the 1500s and get a bunch of friends to corroborate your story, it becomes history.

 reply
4

I think the people dying is the shitpost part. It was apparently added in after the original accounts.

 reply
3
edited

JETZT GIBST’S TANZVERBOT

 reply
10

Only on good Friday I think

 reply
4

Nope, it’s several holidays.

 reply
2

We really are a dumb species

 reply
2
Insert image