Why Did Plague Masks Have Beaks? Secrets Behind The Creepy Costume
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Subject: Why Did Plague Masks Have Beaks? Secrets Behind The Creepy Costume Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:14 am
Why Did Plague Masks Have Beaks? Secrets Behind The Creepy Costume
August 2, 2020 by SkyWatch Editor
The next item is the well-known plague doctor mask, which was bird-like in shape, and had a long beak. According to one source, people once believed that the plague was spread by birds. Therefore, the use of such a mask may have stemmed from the belief that the disease could be removed from a patient by transferring it to the garment. The mask also had a utilitarian function, as the beak was packed with strong, pleasant smelling substances, such as ambergris, mint, or rose petals. These were meant to ward the disease away because people believed miasma (“bad air”) spread the disease… (READ MORE)
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Why Did Plague Masks Have Beaks? Secrets Behind The Creepy Costume
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