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 WITCHES FACTS

The word ‘Witchcraft’ has been derived from the

word ‘Wicca’ which means ‘the wise one’.
Witchcraft has been seen as a magical
phenomenon, a pagan worship or religion,
sorcery, and others, at different periods in history.

Below are some interesting facts about witches:

 Facts
★ A witch is a person who practices witchcraft. Traditionally, the word
was used to accuse someone of bewitching someone, or casting a
spell on them to gain control over them by magic.

★ The term is now also used by some to refer to those who practice
various contemporary religions such as Wicca.

★ Witchcraft was seen as a magical phenomenon that was invoked for

magical rites which ensured good luck, protection against diseases
and other beneficial reasons.

★ However, it was not until 1000 AD that the practice of Witchcraft and
witches invoked the wrath of priests, Christianity, and members of
the religious society.

★ Witchcraft was seen as the religion of the ancient pagan people who
worshipped the feminine, earthly, and masculine aspects of God.
This was however considered as anti-Christian and a heresy.
 Facts
★ Held to be against the declarations and beliefs of the Church,
witches were considered as evil as they were believed to have been
making pacts and connections with the Devil.

★ It was even believed that witches engaged in practices such as

flying, invisibility, killing, and taming black wolves and cats to spy on
people.

★ The belief in the existence of witches was strengthened particularly

after Pope Innocent VIII issued a declaration in 1498 confirming
their existence in society.

★ In 1200, the killing of witches had already become authorised by

Pope Gregory IX.

★ The first crusade against witches was held in 1022 AD when a witch
was burned to death.
 Facts

★ Witchcraft history echoes the terrible campaign against witchcraft in

Salem in 1692 when 150 people were tried as suspects of practicing
witchcraft.

★ People suspected as witches were usually burned at stakes, and

those pleading their innocence were either stoned to death or
sometimes even thrown in water to prove their innocence. Witches
usually faced severe and painful deaths or punishments.

★ Below are some of the people accused of witchcraft:

★ The Witches of Salem, Massachusetts: The trials of 1692

contributed to the title of "the Witch-city", which Salem has today.

★ Elizabeth of Doberschütz who was beheaded and burnt outside the

gates of Stettin on 17 December 1591.
 Facts

★ Anna Roleffes, better known as Tempel Anneke, was one of the last
witches to be executed in Braunschweig. She was executed on 30
December 1663.

★ The Samlesbury witches, tried in one of the most famous witch trials
in English history, were found not guilty, but ten other people were
found guilty and were hanged.

★ Hester Jonas, known as The Witch of Neuss, was beheaded and

burnt on Christmas Eve 1635. She was about 64 years old. The
complete proceedings of the trial is still available in Neuss.

★ Catherine Monvoisin, close to Marquise de Montespan, was a lover

of Louis XIV and was accused of being a witch. She delivered
poisons and held black masses for payment. She was burnt with
some others on the Place de la Grève in Paris, in 1680.
 Facts

★ Maria Holl, also known as The Witch of Nördlingen, was one of the
first women to withstand being tortured during her witch trial of
1593/1594. Her act led to doubts quelling up about the
righteousness of witch trials. She was cleared of the accusations
and died in 1634 probably from the plague.

★ Anna Schnidenwind, one of the last women to be publicly executed

for witchcraft in Germany, was burnt after being strangled in
Endingen am Kaiserstuhl on 24 April 1751.

★ Anna Göldi (or Göldin) was the last witch to be executed in Europe.
This happened in Glarus, Switzerland, in the summer of 1782.

★ Joan of Arc was accused of witchcraft and was burned at the stake.
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Movie Experience
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Fact or Bluff

Identify whether the statements below are factual or a

bluff by writing their corresponding numbers on the
FACT or BLUFF box.

1. Wicca is the religion of witches.

2. Witchcraft was seen as magical and a phenomenon

that was invoked for magical rites which ensured
good luck, protection against diseases and other
beneficial reasons.

3. The killing of witches was authorised by Pope

Gregory IX in 1200.

4. Witches were not burned to death.

5. Joan of Arc was not accused of witchcraft.

Fact Bluff
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Fact or Bluff
Answer Key

1. Wicca is the religion of witches.

2. Witchcraft was seen as magical and a phenomenon

that was invoked for magical rites which ensured
good luck, protection against diseases and other
beneficial reasons.

3. The killing of witches was authorised by Pope

Gregory IX in 1200.

4. Witches were not burned to death.

5. Joan of Arc was not accused of witchcraft.

Fact Bluff
1 , 2, 3 4, 5
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