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Ring around the Rosie, A pocket full of Posies, Ashes Ashes we all fall down.
Ring around the Rosie is a children's song sung with smiling, laughing and hand-holding, but did you know it actually has very morbid roots? In the 13th century, the Black Death (also called the Black Plague) killed so many people, many thought it was the end of the world. The nursery rhyme "Ring around the Rosie" came about during the time of the Black Death.
Here are what the lyrics mean:
Ring around the rosie is a reference to the black sores that would appear on your body as part of the plague. Your "rosie" is around the center of the back of your hand.
A pocket full of posies is a reference to people would carrying posies (flowers) around to not smell the sickening scent of dead bodies everywhere.
Ashes Ashes signifies the ashes from all the bodies being burned on pyres. Bodies couldn't be buried or else the infection would spread.
We all fall down signifies death.
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Natalie Lipski
"Ring Around the Rosie" is associated with the Bubonic Plague as it references symptoms of the disease. Some people believe this dark history makes it inappropriate for children's entertainment.
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It lasted for many years! Did you know the song Ring around the Rosie is a song for the Black Death? Scary right?! Ring around the Rosie, - You get a black ring around your rosy cheeks if you have the black plague! Pocket full of Posie, - The people thought that bad smells caused the plague so they put a flower called posie in their pockets to keep out the smells. Hasha! Hasha! - An expression used for be quiet, or shhhhhhhhh! We all Fall Down! - Lots of people fall dead!
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