Witches Part 1
A green face, a pointy hat, warts, that is how we used to see witches. I thought it was a cute look. But their history is much more complicated than that, and we only focus on Europe and America. Full shownotes at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com.
Music:
Nocturne by Ekho (from GarageBand.com)
To delve further:
A history of witchcraft, with links to some current wiccan philosophy, from the point of view of a witch.
Wikipedia focuses on the history of the (real) witch hunt.
Wikipedia examines the Salem witch trials.
If you’re thinking about visiting Salem, you might like this article.
AM said,
October 1, 2007 at 9:14 am
Well done…another great season of Halloween Haunt starts with a bang.
The Halloween Haunter said,
October 1, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Thank you, AM. There are many more to come. I hope you enjoy them….
–HH