Friday 4 August 2017

News: Eclipse, Pagans; Witchcraft, Witch Hunts,

"'Touched by the shadow:' Eclipses share significance across cultures" - story at The Southern: http://thesouthern.com/news/local/eclipse/touched-by-the-shadow-eclipses-share-significance-across-cultures/article_668b0975-d1b4-5b25-9367-e9cd23252018.html

"Nottingham Pagan fears faith's 'bad press' is behind spike in witchcraft reports" - story at Notts TV: https://nottstv.com/nottingham-pagan-fears-faiths-bad-press-behind-spike-witchcraft-reports/

"Woman is lynched by a mob blaming her for witchcraft after 50 women had their hair cut off in their sleep in creepy attacks across India. At least 55 women say they have had hair chopped off while unconscious" - story at MailOnline: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4756882/Indian-villages-spooked-outbreak-braid-chopping.html

"Tanzania 'witch killings' claimed 479 lives from January - June 2017: report" - story at africanews: http://www.africanews.com/2017/08/01/tanzania-witch-killings-claimed-479-lives-from-january-june-2017-report/

"Five women beaten and burned part of rising wave of Tanzanian 'witch killings'" - story at Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-women-idUSKBN1AG21U

"Outback Steakhouse Is Not a Satanic Cult—Or Is It?" - story at Geek: https://www.geek.com/culture/outback-steakhouse-is-not-a-satanic-cult-or-is-it-1709842/

"What A Pagan Harvest Festival Can Mean In 2017" - story at HuffPost: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-a-pagan-harvest-festival-can-mean-in-2017_us_59823e54e4b06d4888741c72

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