“Shakers were celibate; procreation was forbidden after they joined the society (except for women who were already pregnant at admission). Children were added to their communities through indenture, adoption, or conversion. Occasionally a foundling was anonymously left on a Shaker doorstep.[45] They welcomed all, often taking in orphans and the homeless.”
They believed Adams original sin was sex and so they banned it entirely even banning men and women touching or passing each other on stairs.
Regarding this image in particular:
“Shakers worshipped in meetinghouses painted white and unadorned; pulpits and decorations were eschewed as worldly things. In meeting, they marched, sang, danced, and sometimes turned, twitched, jerked, or shouted. The earliest Shaker worship services were unstructured, loud, chaotic and emotional. However, Shakers later developed precisely choreographed dances and orderly marches accompanied by symbolic gestures. Many outsiders disapproved of or mocked Shakers' mode of worship without understanding the symbolism of their movements or the content of their songs.”
cece198 on October 6th, 2020 at 11:50 UTC »
Danny DeVito!!
RabidZombieCranberry on October 6th, 2020 at 12:03 UTC »
My first thought seeing that picture was the creep song by the lonely island. Haven't thought about that song in years lol
AllHailKeanu on October 6th, 2020 at 13:53 UTC »
Very fun fact, this is an image of a Shaker Community
“Shakers were celibate; procreation was forbidden after they joined the society (except for women who were already pregnant at admission). Children were added to their communities through indenture, adoption, or conversion. Occasionally a foundling was anonymously left on a Shaker doorstep.[45] They welcomed all, often taking in orphans and the homeless.”
They believed Adams original sin was sex and so they banned it entirely even banning men and women touching or passing each other on stairs.
Regarding this image in particular:
“Shakers worshipped in meetinghouses painted white and unadorned; pulpits and decorations were eschewed as worldly things. In meeting, they marched, sang, danced, and sometimes turned, twitched, jerked, or shouted. The earliest Shaker worship services were unstructured, loud, chaotic and emotional. However, Shakers later developed precisely choreographed dances and orderly marches accompanied by symbolic gestures. Many outsiders disapproved of or mocked Shakers' mode of worship without understanding the symbolism of their movements or the content of their songs.”
Sounds like a party.