In the rogation gospel, Christ speaks about eggs and scorpions. And, this got me thinking about the scorpion. I didn't know much about the scorpion, so I thought I would do some research and see if I could learn something useful. Well, it turns out there is much to learn. And, one thing in particular got my attention. I read about how scorpions "dance" before mating. The male scorpion grasps the female by the claws with his claws and performs a "back and forth" waltz. This immediately reminded me of what hasidic Jєωs do at weddings(an occasion proximate to mating). Here is a little preview.
- safe funny clip of scorpion dancing with song -
- good example, during the spin dancing, it looks as though one male clasps both wrists of the other -
- There are a few instances of back and forth hands clasped dancing -
Unfortunately, I could not find the video that came to mind when I read of the scorpion mating dance. Because, it clearly showed the hasidim going back in forth in a straight line with one "clearly" clasping both the others wrists. It is very unusual, but in my opinion, worth noting in relation to the scorpion. And, this dancing happens at "weddings".