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Ghana's MPs pass bill criminalising witchcraft accusation
Lawmakers in Ghana have passed a bill that prohibits the naming, accusing or labelling of another person as a witch, with offenders facing up to five years in jail if found guilty.
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In The Middle Ages Women Were Accused Of Witchcraft To Take Over Their Beer Business
In 1300 the women took care of the house and, among the countless tasks the production of beer was also part of the household duties.
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Canada's last witch trial? Woman charged 2 days before law erased from books
A northern Ontario woman was charged with fake witchcraft just two days before the archaic offence was removed from the Criminal Code. Timmins police charged 33-year-old Tiffany Butch on Dec. 11, accusing her of demanding money in return for lifting a curse. Two days later, Section 365 of the Criminal Code — which prohibits "pretending to practise witchcraft" — was formally repealed.
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Why Canada still charges women with witchcraft
A law against pretending to be a witch is set to be repealed, but not before two women are charged.
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Modern-Day Witches Plan Ritual To Hex Brett Kavanaugh
Dozens of witches say they plan to gather in New York City this month to hex Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was sworn in to the nation’s highest court last week despite facing several allegations of sexual misconduct. Dakota Bracciale, a Brooklyn-based witch who is organizing the Oct. 20 event, said the witches see the hex as a radical act of resistance that continues witchcraft’s long history as a refuge and weapon for the “oppressed, downtrodden and marginalized.”
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Irish-American Witchcraft: The Good and the Bad of Fairy Work
Speaking for the kind of Otherworldly beings I deal with danger and blessing are two sides of one coin and the more dedicated you are to fairy work the more you are open to both. By Morgan Daimler.
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Sorry I’m a Mammal - Witchcraft and Body Hair
A Long History of Interconnectedness. By Shaina Joy Machlus.
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200 Artifacts of Witchcraft Cast a Spell in Cornell's “The World Bewitch’d”
The exhibit, full of manuscripts, photographs and posters, highlights the history of witchcraft in Europe. By Brigit Katz.
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Fowl Play: The Trial of a Sorcerous Swiss Rooster
“You can be a rooster one day and a feather duster the next” – Frank McManus. By Aaron Dabbah.
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Digital Harry Potter Library Highlights the Magic in Historical Texts
The collection includes illustrations of basilisks, mandrakes, and bezoars.
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The Real Reason Women Love Witches
It’s not about broomsticks or cats. It’s about power. By Anne Theriault.
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Mother of modern witchcraft revealed as Bletchley Park codebreaker
The woman known as the mother of modern witchcraft was also a Bletchley Park codebreaker and a friend of the Queen Mother, a new book claims. By Ben James.
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A Witch is a Witch is a Witch
Yesterday was the first day of Spring, marked by the Spring Equinox, a complicated astronomical event and a perhaps even more complicated Wiccan holiday. What better time to dive along with Alex Mar into the history and personality of celebrated 20th century witch Doreen Valiente?
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