One of the earliest depictions of flying witches is in a 15th-century text entitled "Le champion des dames," or "The Defender of Ladies." Martin Le Franc/W. Schild. Die Maleficia der Hexenleut' via ...

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- While Easter in America typically involves a bunny and eggs, in Swedish tradition, there are Easter witches and letters left on stoops. In this week's 6abc Loves the Arts, ...

Dancing witches gathered at the Mall of Monroe on April 30. "What is going on? It is not Halloween," said onlooking teenagers outside the Players Club at the mall. Cathy Songalewski of Ida and Helen ...

To be clear: Neither of the regional witch groups performing at Halloween events actually casts spells under the moon. “No, not at all,” said Laurie Kintner of the Muddy River Mystics, based in the ...

A GROWING TRADITION IN SOUTH LOUISVILLE. THIS IS OFF BARDSTOWN ROAD, OUT PAST THE GENE SNYDER. THIS IS THE ANNUAL WITCHES DANCE. IT’S AT LITTLE SPRING FARM. GOOD EVENT THERE. WE’RE TOLD THAT IT ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The image of a witch flying on a broomstick is iconic, but it is not nearly as old as the idea of witchcraft itself, which dates to the earliest days of humankind. Several ...

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Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Michael D. Bailey, Iowa State University (THE CONVERSATION) The image of a witch ...