Tarantism
Also in Pulsano, like all the Salento territory to which it belongs, the phenomenon of “tarantolism” was widespread. Tarantolism was a pseudo-disease that would frequently hit women in the summer season. In fact, they believed they were spiked by the tarantula and that in order to heal they had to dance and sweat, chasing away the poison with sweat. The dance took place at the rhythm of dance (the tarantella was used). Unlike the tarantismo of Lecce, in the Taranto and in the Brindisi areas there are no Christian religious references but the influence of pagans is strong and made explicit by the use of colors and particular melodies.
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