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• SEASON OF THE WITCH : The Witches of Gambaga : Exile and Fear in Ghana’s Witch Camp | Haunted History

  As summer wanes and the nights grow long, we turn to tales of witches, curses, and the old ways that never truly died. For centuries, harvest time has carried its own magic: charms for fields, blessings for homes, and darker stories of those who bent nature to their will.This September, we step into that threshold where folklore meets fear. From ancient curses to infamous trials, from haunted ground to witches said still to walk among us… welcome to the Season of the Witch.In northern Ghana, the Gambaga Witch Camp has stood for over a century as both sanctuary and prison. Here, women accused of witchcraft are exiled from their villages, blamed for deaths, illness, and misfortune. Protected by local chiefs but condemned by society, they live out their lives in isolation, bound by ritual and fear. The BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesFollow us on YOUTUBEJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:http://pulitzercenter.org/stories/banished-and-forgotten-story-women-exiled-over-witchcrafthttps://www.newsweek.com/aftricas-modern-day-witch-hunt-67309https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2010/nov/25/witches-gambaga-ghanahttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19437130https://modernghana.com/news/1222813/were-safe-and-very-comfortable-at-gambaga-camp.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambaga_Witch_campThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Sunday!Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• SEASON OF THE WITCH : Trasmoz: The Cursed Village of Witches | Creepy Dark Folklore

  As summer wanes and the nights grow long, we turn to tales of witches, curses, and the old ways that never truly died. For centuries, harvest time has carried its own magic: charms for fields, blessings for homes, and darker stories of those who bent nature to their will.This September, we step into that threshold where folklore meets fear. From ancient curses to infamous trials, from haunted ground to witches said still to walk among us… welcome to the Season of the Witch.Trasmoz, a tiny village in Aragón, is the only town in Spain ever excommunicated and cursed by the Catholic Church. From counterfeiters who spread tales of witches to a Papal curse in 1511 and the murder of Tía Casca, its eerie legacy still lingers today.The BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesFollow us on YOUTUBEJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/04/excommunicated-spanish-witch-village-turns-curse-into-tourist-cashhttps://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/21637/20161116/trasmoz-a-cursed-village-of-witches-in-spain.htmhttps://www.worldatlas.com/articles/trasmoz-spain-cursed-village-of-aragon.htmlhttps://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/23/the-tiny-witches-village-in-spain-cursed-by-the-catholic-church-since-1511https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/11/10/a-small-cursed-town-in-zaragoza-excommunicated-by-the-catholic-churchhttps://wolfenhaas.com/trasmoz-witch-festivalThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Sunday!Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• SEASON OF THE WITCH : Scary Witchy Reddit Stories | True Paranormal Folklore

  As summer wanes and the nights grow long, we turn to tales of witches, curses, and the old ways that never truly died. For centuries, harvest time has carried its own magic: charms for fields, blessings for homes, and darker stories of those who bent nature to their will.This September, we step into that threshold where folklore meets fear. From ancient curses to infamous trials, from haunted ground to witches said still to walk among us… welcome to the Season of the Witch.In this episode, we share three creepy Reddit stories. Thanks to grizzlesax for allowing us to share your stories.The BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesFollow us on YOUTUBEJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEStories:https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/22hupb/my_blair_witch_camping_experience/https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/f2pyp/the_bell_witch_cave/https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1mkka5z/my_2003_encounter_with_a_white_witch_in_potomac/Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again tomorrow!Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• SEASON OF THE WITCH : The Witches of Catemaco | Veracruz’s Brujería Capital | True Paranormal Folklore

  As summer wanes and the nights grow long, we turn to tales of witches, curses, and the old ways that never truly died. For centuries, harvest time has carried its own magic: charms for fields, blessings for homes, and darker stories of those who bent nature to their will.At Lake Catemaco, indigenous shamanism, Afro-Caribbean rites, and folk-Catholic curanderismo fuse into a living tradition of healers and sorcerers. From humble limpias to infamous First-Friday “black masses,” we trace Catemaco’s origins, its Brujo Mayor era, and the annual Noche de Brujas that still draws thousands—where white magic, black magic, faith, tourism, and fear all share the same altar.OBSCURATA - Apple Spotify AmazonJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch Links:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catemacohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Tuxtlashttps://english.elpais.com/society/2018-03-06/night-of-the-witches-in-veracruz-mexico.htmlhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/ev8k8e/i-went-to-mexicos-biggest-witchcraft-festivalhttps://forbes.com.mx/forbes-life/mexico-la-noche-de-brujos-de-catemaco/https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/LLULL/article/view/llull2006203https://blog.vibeadventures.com/catemaco-witchcraft-veracruz-rituals-magichttps://afrarodriguez.blogspot.com/2013/08/gonzalo-aguirre-pech-el-brujo-mayor.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curanderohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santer%C3%ADaSarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• SEASON OF THE WITCH : Haunted Harvest | The Windsbraut and the Burning Man | Creepy Dark Folklore

  As summer wanes and the nights grow long, we turn to tales of witches, curses, and the old ways that never truly died. For centuries, harvest time has carried its own magic: charms for fields, blessings for homes, and darker stories of those who bent nature to their will.A whirlwind witch and a fire-lit scarecrow: two guardians twisted into curses at harvest’s edge. We trace the Windsbraut—the “wind’s bride” whose sudden spirals snatch grain—and Poland’s Płonący Człowiek, a scarecrow said to blaze to life, binding trespassers’ spirits to his eternal fire. Air and flame, omen and warning: when the fields are reaped, something old still demands its due.OBSCURATA - Apple Spotify AmazonJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch Links:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsbrauthttps://britishfairies.wordpress.com/2017/09/10/whirlwind-witches/https://vanderkrogt.net/statues/object.php?webpage=ST&record=dehb137https://ghostlyactivities.com/polish-scarecrow-legends/https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/24/3484https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScarecrowSarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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