Why 400 people danced to death

In the summer of 1518, a mother in Strasbourg throws her baby in her arms into the river. She thinks she is doing a favor to herself and her baby while doing this, because the other options for the baby are to starve to death or to be eaten. The mother, who is in such conditions, has no other option; she drops her baby from the top of a bridge into the river and returns home. While her husband says a few words to comfort her, the woman starts dancing. Without saying anything, she goes spinning out the door.

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