With pointy hats and twirling brooms, people dressed as witches are dancing on streets around the world to celebrate Walpurgis Night, a central European holiday that’s considered a second ...

The authors of the study also define those who believe in the evil eye and in curses as "believers in witches." Amulets are believed to ward off evil spirits Image: Walter G. Allgöwer/imageBROKER ...

The eating of the hare may have been associated with various longstanding folk traditions of scaring away witches at Easter.

While historical witch hunts targeted vulnerable individuals, modern witches embrace nature-based religions and seek personal empowerment. However, experts caution against romanticizing the past ...

Around Halloween and spooky season, famous characters and specific imagery surfaces when witches are mentioned. From the Wicked Witch of the West to the Sanderson Sisters from "Hocus Pocus", women ...

These days we do not live in fear of witchcraft or spend our time hunting witches. A painting illustrating the famous Robert Burns poem 'Tam o' Shanter'. In the poem, Tam barely escapes as he is ...

Folk customs and belief in magic existed across the world for centuries. In Western Europe, witches were both respected and feared for their powers. Folk beliefs like curing the sick from evil ...

From casting spells to riding on broomsticks, witches have been part of folklore for centuries. While real-life witches are very different from their pop-culture stereotypes, the very idea of them ...