To show just how much they like the History Channel's new miniseries based on the Bible, the nuns at a religious bookstore in Culver City decided to break their conservative habits by joining a musical revolution that's become an Internet meme.
In a 39-second YouTube video, the young-minded nuns who work at Pauline Books and Media are seen moving and grooving to an uptempo song arranged by 23-year-old DJ and electronic music producer Baauer, called Harlem Shake.
The meme took flight in February when a group of dancing Australian teenagers, known as The Sunny Coast Skate, uploaded a video to YouTube. The teens' short routine was a followup to a video produced by a comedy vlogger who goes by the accurately-descriptive online handle of Filthy Frank.
By February 10, the upload rate of Harlem Shake videos had reached 4,000 per day worldwide, according to statistical data.
The Bible, a 10-hour series brought to cable and satellite television by Irish actress Roma Downey and British TV producer Mark Burnett, premiered March 3. The well-received project will end on Easter Sunday.
As of this writing, the nuns, known as the Daughters of St. Paul, say they have not decided how they will celebrate after Pope Francis becomes the 266th pontiff to inherit the Roman Catholic Church.
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