The cursed dancers. Dancers rude to holy man (Jesus) cursed and must keep dancing till Judgment Day — Mythoi

Motif

The cursed dancers. Dancers rude to holy man (Jesus) cursed and must keep dancing till Judgment Day.

Tabu. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Other tabus in connection with sacred beings. · view the constellation · filed as C94.1.1

Filed across the traditions

Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 296f. Nos. 3, 28
Finnish-Swedish Wessman 18 No. 168.
general *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XIX 309 n. 1
general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 388
general Ward Catalogue II 660 No. 30
general *Herbert ibid, III 283, 312
general Alphabet No. 215

Within the index

Filed under Tabu: uncivil answer to holy (or supernatural) being.

Filed beside it

Tabu: failure to give alms to Brahmans Tabu: discourtesy toward priest (rabbi, etc.)

Carried in tale types

Breaking the Sabbath · ATU 779J* 1 recorded variant

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