The work—depicting a pagan fertility ritual in which a young woman dances herself to death—shocked the audience with its “primitive” jumping and shuddering motions. All classical technique ...

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Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday with roots that go all the way back to pagan and spring fertility rites, according to ...

Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday with roots that go all the way back to pagan and spring fertility rites, according to History.com. Like many of the holidays we celebrate today, those early pagan ...