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WAIT WHY AM I NOT A CITIZEN YET
WHAT
BUT
BUT
I DID THE STUFF ON THE FORUM

Illuminix

Soap tips wrote:WAIT WHY AM I NOT A CITIZEN YET
WHAT
BUT
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I DID THE STUFF ON THE FORUM

It takes awhile to get reviewed chill out

Sulivannia and North leevos

Soap tips

Illuminix wrote:It takes awhile to get reviewed chill out

o ok
eh i got added anyways
yee

Leo terra

Hello. I'm a nation interested in roleplay

The Fedəration of My Nation

Leo terra wrote:Hello. I'm a nation interested in roleplay

Happy to hear it! FNR's roleplay takes place on the RMB of The Free Nations Realm. You can check out its WFE and click the link that says "Map" to get started. If you have any questions, free to hop onto FNR's Discord server and ask away!

United mess of the jungle and Upper tyja nepus

Upper tyja nepus

Of course, I am glad that you are all starting to be friends, the FNR community is also doing everything right, and I, as the head of state of the Upper Tii Nepus, join you...

South Asians, Fepreodan, and United mess of the jungle

The Federal Republic of Today in History

24th June 1374 (648 years ago): A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion

Dancing mania (also known as dancing plague, choreomania, St. John's Dance, tarantism and St. Vitus' Dance) was a social phenomenon that occurred primarily in mainland Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries. It involved groups of people dancing erratically, sometimes thousands at a time. The mania affected adults and children who danced until they collapsed from exhaustion and injuries.

The earliest-known outbreak of dancing mania occurred in the 7th century, and it reappeared many times across Europe until about the 17th century, when it stopped abruptly. One of the earliest-known incidents occurred sometime in the 1020s in Bernburg, where 18 peasants began singing and dancing around a church, disturbing a Christmas Eve service.

Further outbreaks occurred during the 13th century, including one in 1237 in which a large group of children travelled from Erfurt to Arnstadt (about 20 km), jumping and dancing all the way, in marked similarity to the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a legend that originated at around the same time. Another incident, in 1278, involved about 200 people dancing on a bridge over the River Meuse resulting in its collapse. Many of the survivors were restored to full health at a nearby chapel dedicated to St. Vitus.  The first major outbreak of the mania occurred between 1373 and 1374, with incidents reported in England, Germany and the Netherlands.

On 24 June 1374, one of the biggest outbreaks began in Aachen, before spreading to other places such as Cologne, Flanders, Franconia, Hainaut, Metz, Strasbourg, Tongeren, Utrecht, and regions and countries such as Italy and Luxembourg. Further episodes occurred in 1375 and 1376, with incidents in France, Germany and Netherlands,  and in 1381 there was an outbreak in Augsburg.  Further incidents occurred in 1418 in Strasbourg, where people fasted for days and the outbreak was possibly caused by exhaustion.  In another outbreak, in 1428 in Schaffhausen, a monk danced to death and, in the same year, a group of women in Zurich were reportedly in a dancing frenzy.

Another of the biggest outbreaks occurred in July 1518, in Strasbourg, where a woman began dancing in the street and between 50 and 400 people joined her. Further incidents occurred during the 16th century, when the mania was at its peak: in 1536 in Basel, involving a group of children; and in 1551 in Anhalt, involving just one man.  In the 17th century, incidents of recurrent dancing were recorded by professor of medicine Gregor Horst, who noted:

"Several women who annually visit the chapel of St. Vitus in Drefelhausen... dance madly all day and all night until they collapse in ecstasy. In this way they come to themselves again and feel little or nothing until the next May, when they are again... forced around St. Vitus' Day to betake themselves to that place... [o]ne of these women is said to have danced every year for the past twenty years, another for a full thirty-two."

Dancing mania appears to have completely died out by the mid-17th century. According to John Waller, although numerous incidents were recorded, the best documented cases are the outbreaks of 1374 and 1518, for which there is abundant contemporary evidence.

Affecting thousands of people across several centuries, dancing mania was not an isolated event, and was well documented in contemporary reports. It was nevertheless poorly understood. As the real cause of dancing mania was unknown, many of the treatments for it were simply hopeful guesses, although some did seem effective. The 1374 outbreak occurred only decades after the Black Death, and was treated in a similar fashion: dancers were isolated, and some were exorcised. People believed that the dancing was a curse brought about by St. Vitus; they responded by praying  and making pilgrimages to places dedicated to St. Vitus.

Prayers were also made to St. John the Baptist, who some believed also caused the dancing.  Others claimed to be possessed by demons, or Satan, therefore exorcisms were often performed on dancers. Bartholomew notes that music was often played while participants danced, as that was believed to be an effective remedy,  and during some outbreaks musicians were even employed to play.  Midelfort describes how the music encouraged others to join in, however, and thus effectively made things worse, as did the dancing places that were sometimes set up.

 There is no consensus among modern-day scholars as to the cause of dancing mania.

The several theories proposed range from religious cults being behind the processions to people dancing to relieve themselves of stress and put the poverty of the period out of their minds. It is speculated to have been a mass psychogenic illness, in which physical symptoms with no known physical cause are observed to affect a group of people, as a form of social influence.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Die_Wallfahrt_der_Fallsuechtigen_nach_Meulebeeck.jpg

"Dancing mania on a pilgrimage to the church at Sint-Jans-Molenbeek", a 1642 engraving by Hendrick Hondius after a 1564 drawing by Pieter Brueghel the Elder.
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Dance_at_Molenbeek.jpg

Music was typically played during outbreaks of dancing mania, as it was thought to remedy the problem. A painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, after drawings by his father.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania

The United Nations of South Asians

Upper tyja nepus wrote:Of course, I am glad that you are all starting to be friends, the FNR community is also doing everything right, and I, as the head of state of the Upper Tii Nepus, join you...

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Beginner's Guide to The Free Nations Federation
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Philmuza

Burgertopian empire has nominated Utkarsha for the position of Deputy Minister of Defense. Voting will end in 72 hours.

To vote, please visit our regional Discord server OR telegram your vote (aye, nay, or abstain) to the current Speaker. Voting on both Discord and by telegram will cause both votes to be declared invalid.

Castenor proposed the Amendment to the Military Powers Act, which will be voting on for its approval. You can find the proposal here:

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Founded January 15, 2016 - United December 25, 2016

Bill Details



Full Name: Amendment to the Military Powers Act
Abbreviation: CR-062


Date: 19th June, 2022
Brief Purpose: To facilitate the ease of duty execution by the Director and place it under the purview of the Executive branch of government.

Amendment to The Military Powers Act


Preamble

This legislative Bill,

ACKNOWLEDGING the position of the Director of the Free Nations Defense Association as a historically appointed role,

DESIRING a more democratic approach to leading the military, and

NOTING the need for the Director to be a leader with substantial military experience and the support of the soldiers they lead,

BELIEVING the current system to be inadequate for failing to fulfill these needs and desires, and

CITING the position of the Roleplay Delegate as an example of a democratically elected position in which members of the community they lead may elect them without interference from other parties,

HEREBY AMENDS the War Powers Act as follows:

Section I: The Free Nations Defense Association

  1. The Director, selected by the Founder elected by and among the soldiers of the Free Nations Defense Association (FNDA), shall lead the Free Nations Defense Association (FNDA) FNDA and may determine internal command structure and policy.

    1. The Director will serve until they resign or are removed by the Founderfor a period of twelve months, or until they resign. The Director shall not be beholden to term limits unless they dictate otherwise through internal command structure or policy.

    2. The Director shall be considered a member of the Cabinet.

    3. Internal command structure and policy may not contradict this act in any way, nor the defender identity of the Free Nations Region.

  2. The Earth Kingdom shall be the official military base of the FNDA.

Proposed & Signed,
Castenor, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

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My Nation, Sulivannia, The republic of falmart, and The Earths people

The Federated United States of Sulivannia

Today in History wrote:snip

Didn't realise the previous absence was 3 weeks long, I didn't notice until now.

Philmuza

Philmuza wrote:

Verdeu has nominated Meridionalis lettonia for the position of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. Voting will end in 72 hours.

To vote, please visit our regional Discord server OR telegram your vote (aye, nay, or abstain) to the current Speaker. Voting on both Discord and by telegram will cause both votes to be declared invalid.

VOTE-126-06-22: PASS

25 votes cast via Discord (18 ayes, 1 nays, 6 abstentions)
0 votes cast via telegram
94.73% approval rate.
The above vote is closed. Any votes cast from this point onwards will not be counted.

The Peoples Republic of New United Common-lands

I'm intrigued about a debate on whether bottled water should be banned :D although I can't vote!

Obets

New United Common-lands wrote:I'm intrigued about a debate on whether bottled water should be banned :D although I can't vote!

Yeah, I found it interesting too, I thought it could be a good topic for what's probably going to be my last debate due to, uh, complications

The Peoples Republic of New United Common-lands

Obets wrote:Yeah, I found it interesting too, I thought it could be a good topic for what's probably going to be my last debate due to, uh, complications

like what is meant by banning bottled water, like i.e if you believe water is a commodity which can be sold

Obets

New United Common-lands wrote:like what is meant by banning bottled water, like i.e if you believe water is a commodity which can be sold

Are you in the Discord? Our debates take place in the Discord server so if you want to partake then join and get the Debate role.

The Peoples Republic of New United Common-lands

Obets wrote:Are you in the Discord? Our debates take place in the Discord server so if you want to partake then join and get the Debate role.

Yes I’m on your server! Which channel do they take place on?

Obets

New United Common-lands wrote:Yes I’m on your server! Which channel do they take place on?

The Debate channel, you need the Debate role

Labodiastan

Hello New here how can i apply for citizenship

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Today is national punch Senator Armstrong pointlessly day

The Fedəration of My Nation

Labodiastan wrote:Hello New here how can i apply for citizenship

Hello and welcome! I see you've endorsed the Delegate, Sparsdan, so you're already a citizen! If you need assistance getting the citizen role on our Discord server, please ping the Verifiers (@Verifier) on there, and someone will help you out.

Wadua

Sorry, forgot to introduce myself, so hello, I'm also new here.

Quiameth and My Nation

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Ruh ich got 12 notices

The Federated United States of Sulivannia

Soap tips wrote:Ruh ich got 12 notices

Bruh, I got 7 notices with banners and all.

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The キ Neofeudalist Cantons キ of Songateri

I got 'Condemned by the Space Pope'

Develop a space program in a devoutly religious nation, nice. And some others of course

Philmuza

A Vote of No Confidence in Minister of Culture Obets has been called and received the required number of seconds. Voting will run for 72 hours from the exact time this message was posted and the measure must be approved by a two-thirds supermajority.

To vote, please visit our regional Discord server OR telegram your vote (aye, nay, or abstain) to the current Speaker. Voting on both Discord and by telegram will cause both votes to be declared invalid.

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My Nation, Sulivannia, and The republic of falmart

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