“Jack and Jill”, which used to seem like an innocent frolic, is actually about France’s Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. In 1793, they were guillotined. These dark origins seem to be so for other ...

We all have countless childhood songs ingrained in our minds, but have you ever wondered where these nursery rhymes began and what exactly they mean? The answer is probably no since most of us have ...

As a child, we all remember learning the words to nursery rhymes, but have you ever wondered what the popular song Ring a Ring o' Roses actually means? The song you may have sung with your friends ...

The true meaning of a seemingly innocent nursery rhyme has left people shocked. It’s a nursery rhyme sang by children around the world - but now its dark explanation has been revealed by a TikTok user ...

There are many nursery rhymes that people read to their kids before bedtime, such as Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill and Hickory Dickory Dock. However, there may be deeper and darker meanings behind some ...

From skipping in circles singing Ring A Roses to making arches and dancing to Oranges and Lemons, nursery rhymes have long been a staple part of school playgrounds. But while the tunes may seem the ...

Children grow up hearing and singing nursery rhymes. Experts say that many nursery rhymes have a secret meaning, such as a parody of our everyday lives or a satire of historical events. Children may ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Search the web for nursery rhyme meanings and you'll find many elaborate explanations for their origins ...

“Mary, Mary, quite contrary / How does your garden grow? / With silver bells and cockleshells / And pretty maids all in a row.” Ah, nursery rhymes! There was a time not so long ago when children ...

Many times, children’s books deal with very innocent topics, but in early times, it seems that children's nursery rhymes actually had very dark backstories — those kids didn't grow up listening to ...