Ep 127 Mummy Unwrapping Parties : Spooktober 2024!!

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Greetings Wanderers, and welcome to Spooktober 2024!!!
We are starting Spooktober a tad early this year, and we are kicking it off with a bang! Today we are talking about the disturbing history of Mummy unwrapping parties. We are also taking a brief detour to touch on the topic of Cannibalistic medicine... If you would prefer to fast-forward through that part, please skip from 4:25 - 13:00.
Grab yourself a sweet treat, some warm apple cider, and join us on this disturbing yet fascinating start to Spooktober 2024!!!
Resources:
https://www.friendsofdalnavert.ca/blog/2020/8/21/unwrapping-the-mummy-egyptomania-during-the-victorian-era

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-party-people-unrolled-mummies-for-fun

https://burialsandbeyond.com/2023/11/05/the-weird-world-of-mummy-parties/#:~:text=Mummy%20parties%20or%20'unwrapping%20parties,enjoyment%20of%20the%20assembled%20sitters.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/#:~:text='%20%E2%80%9D%20says%20Sugg.,form%20to%20cure%20head%20ailments.

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