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hex signs (hexenfoos) round magical signs and symbols used by the Pennsylvania Dutch, primarily to protect against witchcraft but also to effect spells. Hex signs are both amuletic and talismanic (see Amulets;

Hexenkopf (Witch’s Head) A rocky hill near Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley, steeped in witchcraft superstitions and folklore influenced by German immigrants who settled in the area in the 18th and

Hex Death Hex death, also known as “voodoo death,” refers to death believed to result from a hex, curse, black magic, or the breaking of a powerful taboo. At the centre of

A hex is a spell or bewitchment. The term comes from the Pennsylvania Dutch, who borrowed it from their native German word for “witch,” Hexe, which in turn is derived from Old

The Helms Amendment was an attempt in 1985 by two members of Congress, Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina and representative Robert Walker of Pennsylvania, to outlaw religious tax exempt status for

Witch doctors, also called jujumen, obeahmen, root doctors, conjure men and leaf doctors, serve as priests and physicians to African tribal members and to believers in Vodun, Santería, the Macumba cults in

Witches’ Light: A Cross-Cultural Phenomenon of Mystical Illumination The concept of the witches’ light is a fascinating and recurring motif in folklore and mythology across cultures. This mysterious light, often described as

Witch of Endor According to the story related in Samuel I of the Old Testament, the Witch of Endor was a pythoness and necromancer who raised the spirit of Samuel at the

Witch pegs are in rural areas of the Ozarks, charms for keeping witches away from a home, made from cedar pegs with three prongs, driven into the ground in the path to