An old illustration of a country woman believed to have gone mad at the Full Moon. It was once a common belief that mentally ill or unstable people were made worse at the time of the full moon. In this old illustration, a young woman walks on the apex of a tiled roof as peasant farmers watch her antics.

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Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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