I do wish we could make it a little more socially acceptable to wander the streets at night weeping inconsolably I feel like that would have a great catharsis factor for a lot of people
Absolutely. I think the reason this became taboo is likely because it was used in magic and then inevitably suppressed by the various churches and warlords that followed.
Irish witches would do this to curse people with social consequences. They'd let their hair down and go wander and weep or scream in front of people's door loudly about all the shit they fucking did so the whole town knows by morning and can point and stare. Then she'd go home and put her hair back up and go about her day like that didn't happen and not mention it again.
But the effectiveness of this type of curse was high in small tight-knit communities. If someone got cursed it's a big deal in gossip so now now the skeletons are out and everyone in town knows the accusations and the whole tawdry situation and can publicly debate their culpability. Pretty effective curse I'd say.
oh sure
