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Witchcraft was a pressing issue during the early colonization of the United States. Witchcraft in the colonies was the alleged power one had to use supernatural abilities to influence people or events. [ 17] In these early times, witchcraft was used to explain events that otherwise could not be understood. [ 18]
Witching hour. In folklore, the witching hour or devil's hour is a time of night that is associated with supernatural events, whereby witches, demons and ghosts are thought to appear and be at their most powerful. Definitions vary, and include the hour immediately after midnight, and the time between 3:00 am and 4:00 am.
Walpurgis Night (/ v æ l ˈ p ʊər ɡ ɪ s, v ɑː l-,-ˈ p ɜːr-/), [3] [4] an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German Sankt-Walpurgisnacht [zaŋkt valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt]), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga's Eve) and Walpurgisnacht, is the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess in Francia, and is ...
European witchcraft is a multifaceted historical and cultural phenomenon that unfolded over centuries, leaving a mark on the continent's social, religious, and legal landscapes. The roots of European witchcraft trace back to classical antiquity when concepts of magic and religion were closely related, and society closely integrated magic and ...
Sep. 28—Witches Night Out, Hanford's scarily popular celebration of Halloween — and downtown's local businesses — is set to return after skipping a year due to the COVID pandemic. Set for 6 ...
Witch's Night Out. Witch's Night Out is a Canadian animated television Halloween special that premiered on NBC October 27, 1978. [ 1] Produced in a Toronto studio, it was the sequel to the 1974 special The Gift of Winter with the vocal talents from Dan Aykroyd and Valri Bromfield. It featured the voices of Fiona Reid as Nicely and Catherine O ...
The triggering event for the security hearing happened on November 7, 1953, [241] when William Liscum Borden, who until earlier in the year had been the executive director of the United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, sent Hoover a letter saying that "more probably than not J. Robert Oppenheimer is an agent of the Soviet Union."
Springfield, USA The Simpsons: FOX: Springfield is the fictional town in which the American animated sitcom The Simpsons is set. A mid-sized town in a comedically undetermined state of the United States, Springfield acts as a complete universe in which characters can explore the issues faced by modern society. [9]