I am very sure you guys know
the rhyme;
Ring around o' rosie.
that goes;
Ring-a-Ring o'Rosies
A Pocket full of Posies
"A-tishoo! A-tishoo!"
We all fall Down!
Just to tell you guys,
That is not the original rhyme.
This is;
Ring around the rosy
A pocketful of posies"
Ashes, Ashes"
We all fall down!
And the rhyme is about DEATH!
And it scared me when the
first time i heard it
so i went to the Internet and
research it.
It's really True!
The Internet says;
The symptoms of the plague included a rosy
red rash in the shape of a ring on the skin (Ring around the rosy).
Pockets and pouches were filled with
sweet smelling herbs ( or posies) which were carried due to the
belief that the disease was transmitted by bad smells. The term "Ashes Ashes" refers to the cremation of the dead bodies!
To make it clearer.
"Ring around of rosy" means;
You guys know that when the person
is in the coffin.
They will put a ring of roses on top
of the coffin.
That is the meaning.
"The posies" means;
To get ride of the bad smell.
I think.
And obviously,
You guys know what is the
meaning of
"Ashes Ashes".
Scary isn't it?
And to think, when we were
little in kindergarten or std.1 and 2,
We uses to play it.
We would hold hands and turn in
a circle while singing that
rhyme!
P.s' You can go check it out at,
They will tell you the meaning of
other rhymes too.
