Witchcraft is an ancestral art with which one should not joke too much. Hecate, a witch for 35 years, revealed her rituals to us and opened the door to her mystical world. The Halliwell sisters, Willow in Buffy, Hocus Pocus… Witches have been conquering pop culture for years. However, those who officiate in the shadows … Read more
NOTMany people in the world hold irrational beliefs. Some are religious, some are superstitions, and some are just things we tell ourselves or cling to for no particular reason. A new study has analyzed one of these irrational beliefs (witchcraft) and found that strikingly large numbers of people in some countries believe in witchcraft. For … Read more
A set of newly compiled data allows us to realize the place that beliefs around witchcraft take all over the world and to investigate the key factors associated with them. We thus realize that these beliefs vary according to the country and according to socio-economic status. Details of the study are published in the journal … Read more
A newly compiled dataset quantitatively captures beliefs in witchcraft in countries around the world, allowing investigation of key factors associated with these beliefs. Boris Gershman of the American University in Washington, DC, presents these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on November 23, 2022. Many previous studies conducted around the world have documented people’s … Read more
More than 200% visitors compared to usual figures: the exhibition History(ies) of witchcraft at the Museum of Art, History and Archeology of Évreux is already an undeniable success. For Camille Gross, curator, it must be said that “the subject is quite fascinating, quite mysterious and still questions us today”. With her team, the young woman … Read more
Travels Heritage and folklore in the Pays des Collines. By Frédéric Marchesani / Photos Vincent Rocher Located in the province of Hainaut, north of the district of Ath, the municipality of Ellezelles borders the linguistic border. This rural town with a melodious name has three sections, Ellezelles, Lahamaide and Wodecq, as well as a very … Read more
This Wednesday, November 16, took place the launch of a new digital media called Omerta. Defining himself as “100% independent free from any pressure”this new player editorially supported by Régis Le Sommier, former deputy director of Paris Match and former reporter for the Russian online channel RT France, offers investigations and documentaries on geostrategic issues … Read more
November 16, 2022 By going alone to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on November 4th with many business leaders, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz triggered many criticisms. Whether on the European political scene or even within his government, the charges immediately piled up: “lone rider” for French politicians, cynical “neo-mercantilism” for the German Greens, comparisons … Read more
Your letter for Hogwarts never arrived? Don’t panic, you can still be admitted to the Portal Rockthe new French school of witchcraft based in Brittany! It opened its doors for the 2022 All Saints holidays in Saint-Brice-en-Coglès, in Ille-et-Vilaine. It is therefore in Brittany that magic has taken up residence, to the delight of fans … Read more
“I’m super happy to be here for my birthday, it’s magic! says Amélie, 30, all smiles, in front of the Rocher-Portail castle in Saint-Brice-En-Coglès (Ille-et-Vilaine), which has just opened its school of witchcraft to the public. Dressed in a wizard’s robe in the colors of Gryffindor, she holds her boyfriend Guillaume, from the Slytherin house, … Read more