06/10/2011



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During the Bubonic Plague, doctors wore these bird-like masks to avoid becoming sick. They would fill the beaks with spices and rose petals, so they wouldn’t have to smell the rotting bodies. 

A theory during the Bubonic Plague was that the plague was caused by evil spirits. To scare the spirits away, the masks were intentionally designed to be creepy. 

Never enough plague masks on my dash.

Scary!

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    I learned about this in school a few years ago. :)
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    Ash Landers would wear one.
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