marzipanandminutiae:A. Ring Around The Rosie is not about the bubonic plague; that’s a myth (source)
marzipanandminutiae:A. Ring Around The Rosie is not about the bubonic plague; that’s a myth (source)B. That being said, there is absolutely a creepy nursery rhyme about the influenza, which obviously has killed a lot of people throughout history (most notably in the 1918 pandemic), so proceed C. Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board was first reported during the Plague of 1665 (although it’s probably much older), so some tween cult activity is always welcome as well -- source link