Tag: Witch

In Italian folklore, La BefanaLa BefanaIn Italian folklore, the Befana (pronounced [beˈfaːna]) is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to Santa Claus or the Three Magi Kings.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Befana What are witches called in Italy? stregaThe word […]

Still, the overall story was accurate and believable. I found this version to be more historically accurate (if less entertaining) than “The Crucible,” simply because “The Crucible” relied on the premise of an affair between two major characters that most likely did not happen. Is The Witch historically accurate? “The Witch” is being billed as […]

Witch Cakes A bizarre form of counter-magic, the witch cake was a supernatural dessert used to identify suspected evildoers. In cases of mysterious illness or possession, witch-hunters would take a sample of the victim’s urine, mix it with rye-meal and ashes and bake it into a cake. Did Tituba make a witch cake? He collected […]

“Witchcore” is a term coined by the TikTok generation, among whom there is a sizeable proportion of self-identifying witches, congregating online (the witchesoftiktok hashtag has 1.1bn views and counting; witchcore has 15.7m). What is witchy academia? Witchy Academia is an aesthetic that revolves around folklore, the pursuit of reading, writing, and casting spells, and a […]

The Puritan Religion. The Puritan Religion and How it Influenced the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 was an event that lasted a year in which religion fueled mass hysteria in a small colony. What religion were the Salem witches? PuritansNearly to a person, they were Puritans. Having suffered for their faith, […]

Throughout history, the depiction of the witch has taken on many forms, but the archetype has always been a woman in all black, either wearing a pointy hat and flying around on a broom, or the modern-day counterpart of fishnets, black lipstick, and body piercings. What did the Salem witches wear? Instead, she would have […]

As 1692 passed into 1693, the hysteria began to lose steam. The governor of the colony, upon hearing that his own wife was accused of witchcraft ordered an end to the trials. However, 20 people and 2 dogs were executed for the crime of witchcraft in Salem. How did the witch trial end? On October […]

About eighty people throughout England’s Massachusetts Bay Colony were accused of practicing witchcraft; thirteen women and two men were executed in a witch-hunt that occurred throughout New England and lasted from 1645 to 1663. The Salem witch trials followed in 1692–1693. When did witch hunting end? The English Act of Parliament in 1736 abolished witch-hunts, […]

The White Witch is, perhaps, your typical witch. The Witch is evil to the core, without even a hint of goodness within her, which we can attribute to her not being human. Although the Witch claims she is human, she is actually part giant and part Jinn. The Witch is merciless, cruel, power-hungry, and sadistic. […]

Hermione is a witch born to muggle parents but has magic in her blood. The term that describes this occurrence is called a squib. A family can pass down magic genes that await for the right combination of genes in parents to create a child that is a witch or a wizard even if they […]

“a person (especially a woman) who is credited with having usually malignant supernatural powers” 2. “a practitioner of witchcraft especially in adherence with a neo-pagan tradition or religion (such as Wicca)” 3. “a mean or ugly old woman: hag crone” What is the female form of witch? For example, the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines ‘witch’ […]

In The Wiz (1974), its film version (1978), and television special (2015), the Wicked Witch of the West is given the name Evillene (portrayed by Mabel King in both the original Broadway cast and the film, and Mary J. Blige in the television special). She is the malevolent ruler of the Winkies. What was the […]

Witches, after all, were doing the bidding of Satan; so getting rid of them was a way to protect people from him. What was the purpose of burning a witch? Burning at the stake was a traditional form of execution for women found guilty of witchcraft. Most accusations of witchcraft, however, did not originate in […]

It would be impossible for something like the salem witch trials to happen again. Our nations laws protect people’s religious freedom so anyone has the right to practice whatever they choose even if it is looked down upon by others. Are witch trials still a thing? Today, witch trials occur all over the world. Organizations […]

On October 29, 1692, Phips dissolved the Court of Oyer and Terminer, a decision that marked the beginning of the end for the Salem witch trials. By May 1693, Phips had pardoned and released all those remaining in prison on witchcraft charges. When was witchcraft decriminalized in America? By the turn of the eighteenth century, […]

The term ‘warlock‘ is used commonly now to denote a male sorcerer, but this usage implies that there is some distinction between witches and war-locks. The Old English root of the word ‘witch’ has two forms: wicca, for a male witch, and wicce for a female. What is the male name of witch? warlockA warlock […]

Salem Witch Trials Last Executions: Sept. 22, 1692 | Time. When was the last person killed for witchcraft? Janet Horne (died 1727) was the last person to be executed legally for witchcraft in the British Isles. The Witch’s Stone in Littletown, Dornoch. Horne and her daughter were arrested in Dornoch in Sutherland and imprisoned on […]

The best method to avoid execution if accused of witchcraft was to flee from the region in order to avoid arrest. How could the Salem witch trials be avoided? If the town of Salem had access or knowledge on how to perform an autopsy, Goody Putnam could have figured out how her babies died without […]

the Weird Sisters. The Three Witches, also known as the Weird Sisters or Wayward Sisters, are characters in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The witches eventually lead Macbeth to his demise, and they hold a striking resemblance to the three Fates of classical mythology. Why are there 3 witches? A group of three women […]

A trickle of local prosecutions continued—the last was in 1727. The Scottish Witchcraft Act was repealed in 1736 when the British Parliament decided to repeal the parallel English act. What are Scottish witches called? Nicneven, Nicnevin or Nicnevan is a witch or fairy queen from Scottish folklore. When was the last witch in Scotland killed? […]