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4 unusual facts about Catalan mythology about witches


Catalan mythology about witches

The witches of Andorra, of both sexes, were said to dance naked at the lake of Engolasters.

There is a story from Sant Martí de Sarroca in Penedès, of an old man witnessing the witches' dance, with appropriately dramatic demonic appearances, the ground shaking like an earthquake from their steps, and so forth.

In Camp de Tarragona, the witches were said to assemble on the peak of Montsant, where they dance naked in the cold to the sound of a violin played by the Devil.

Many traditions about witches related to specific days of the year, especially the eves of certain Christian holidays and saint's days; witches were also said to be very powerful during Lent, which is, in a sense, the eve of Easter.



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