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Q: What were posies and why did people carry them?
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What did people who thought it black death was to do with astrology do to stop it?

to burn down houses , carry bundles of flowers called Posies.


Is posies a bad disease?

No. A posy is a small bunch of flowers. People used to carry posies because they thought that disease was spread by bad smells, so the pleasant fragrance of the flowers was supposed to protect them from illness. Unfortunately, this wasn't true.


When was The Posies created?

The Posies was created in 1986.


What is the collective noun of posy?

The collective nouns are a host of posies, a bouquet of posies, or a nosegay of posies.


When was Pink Posies created?

Pink Posies was created on 1967-04-26.


When was Success - The Posies album - created?

Success - The Posies album - was created on 1998-02-18.


What are the ratings and certificates for Lollipops and Posies - 1917?

Lollipops and Posies - 1917 is rated/received certificates of: UK:U


What actors and actresses appeared in Lollipops and Posies - 1917?

The cast of Lollipops and Posies - 1917 includes: Chrissie White as The Girl


What actors and actresses appeared in A Pocketful of Posies - 2001?

The cast of A Pocketful of Posies - 2001 includes: Jenny Agutter as Narrator


How did they keep the smell of death away from the plague?

During Black Death people used variety of methods. They used clothes mostly.


What is a Hinky-Pinky for raining posies?

Flower Shower.


What where the flowers described in the house of the seven gables?

Alice's Posies