Witches Today and Yesterday
What is the difference between witches in today's society and witches in the past? Why were people accused of being witches? What were the punishments people got when they were accused of being a witch and found guilty? How is the witch trials repeated in history?
When someone talks about witches what's the first thing that comes to mind? Most people think of witches from movies such as the witch in the "Wizard of Oz" or in "Snow White and the Sevens Dwarfs". These two witches are looked at as old, ugly and dressed in black from head to toe. People also think of witches in today's society riding on brooms and chanting evil curses on their enemies. In the past witches could be anyone from the family doctor to the next door neighbor. The word witch comes from the old English word Wicca which means male witch. Witch also means to cast a spell on others. No matter how a witch is looked at, it's all about mystery and magic.
In Massachusetts there are two......

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