Women used to dominate the beer industry but were forced out during the reformation as men spread rumors about them using witchcraft. Many brewed in secret in the woods after laws were passed prohibiting them from brewing. Much of the iconography of witches comes from this period.
In 2013, police in the Maldives…
In 2013, police in the Maldives arrested a coconut for loitering near a polling station for the presidential election. Locals feared the coconut may have been imbued with a black magic spell to influence the election as there was a Surah written on it.
Michael Jackson once spent $150,000…
Michael Jackson once spent $150,000 to put a curse on Steven Spielberg because he didn’t give him the role of Peter Pan in the movie Hook. 00
In Canada it is illegal to pretend…
In Canada it is illegal to pretend to practice witchcraft. However, completely legal to practice witchcraft. 00
The government of Nazi Germany memorialized the victims….
The government of Nazi Germany memorialized the victims of European witch trials of the 16th to 18th centuries, as they thought witchcraft represented the remnant of an indigenous “Aryan” religion untainted by the Judaic influence of Christianity. 00
An artist named Tom Friedman created a work of art titled…
An artist named Tom Friedman created a work of art titled “A Curse”, for which he hired a professional witch to curse an 11inch sphere of air above a pedestal in the Saatchi Art Gallery.
Saudi Arabia’s religious police have an “Anti-Witchcraft…
Saudi Arabia’s religious police have an “Anti-Witchcraft Unit” who operate a hotline to which citizens can report magic.