Anon. German. Danse Macabre, 16th c.
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Anon. German. Danse Macabre, 16th c.
Jaunty line dances with skeletons became a common motif in the Plague years. I like them as counterpoints to images of Resurrection Day, which seems less sure.
I share it today to remind us that we're still almost all privileged, comfortable and alive. The stresses for now remain theoretical and cerebral for most of us. That will surely change soon, but we're not the first people to suffer. Death comes to all. We can even choose to find humor it.
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Anon. German. Danse Macabre, 16th c.
Jaunty line dances with skeletons became a common motif in the Plague years. I like them as counterpoints to images of Resurrection Day, which seems less sure.
I share it today to remind us that we're still almost all privileged, comfortable and alive. The stresses for now remain theoretical and cerebral for most of us. That will surely change soon, but we're not the first people to suffer. Death comes to all. We can even choose to find humor it.
The priest seems rather out of it but appears to be simultaneously the drummer?
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