Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FARANDOLES
Noun
farandoles
plural of farandole
Source: Wiktionary
FARANDOLE
Fa`ran`dole", n. [F. farandole, Pr. farandoulo.]
Definition: A rapid dance in six-eight time in which a large number join hands and dance in various figures, sometimes moving from room to room. It originated in Provence.
I have pictured them dancing a sort of farandole. W. D. Howells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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