Crazy Witchcraft Facts

Hey Guys:) On Thursday last week I went to a lecture on witchcraft, and oh my God was it interesting. It was all about the history of witchcraft (how it came about and stuff), when it was most popular, why it was women who were mainly seen as witches, and modern day witches. However, I didn't get much chance to make notes on what I was learning unfortunately, but as promised I've found out some awesome facts anyway, and here they are.......

1. We don't know where the word witch came from.

2. Many believed that a witches spell could be broken by scratching her face and drawing blood.


3. In the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, 19 people were killed because they were accused of being witches.


4. A way people tested whether you were a witch was to stick your hand in a fire, if you burned then you were not a witch but had a burnt hand, if you didn't burn then you were accused of being a witch and were hung.


5. There are several references to witchcraft in the Old Testament.


6. Contrary to belief witches do not believe in a Devil, and they never have.


7. In the 17th century around 78% of people accused of witchcraft were women.

8. James I wrote a book on witchcraft entitled Daemonologie, as he was fascinated by the subject.


And there we go! I hope you found that interesting and that I've inspired you to do some research of your own. I find the whole concept of witchcraft fascinating, and I really want to look further into what modern day witches still believe in and how they practice it. Anyway, if you have any interesting facts you want to share, just leave a comment, but until next week, byeeeeeeeeee:)