December 2022
21/12/22 - Winter solstice celebrated at Glastonbury Tor
Photos.
21/12/22 - Solstice sunrise across the West Midlands
In pictures.
22/12/22 - 'Fantastic' winter solstice marked at Stonehenge
No, really.
November 2022
02/11/22 - Day of the Dead
Celebrations return in full to Mexico after Covid restrictions. Photos aplenty.
October 2022
06/10/22 - ‘Voodoo dolls' in box found during Edinburgh river clean-up
The creepy discovery was made by the Water of Leith Conservation Trust while cleaning the river . . .
20/10/22 - Delhi: Six months in jail for those bursting firecrackers on Diwali
That seems a bit harsh.
31/10/22 - WitchTok: The witchcraft videos with billions of views
Witches on TikTok ? Whatever next ?
31/10/22 - Samhuinn Fire Festival ushers in Celtic new year
Lots of photos !
31/10/22 - The scary Halloween costumes islanders wore 90 years ago
Lots of old photos !
September 2022
14/09/22 - Scotland's witch trial apology has real meaning for modern-day women
Eleanor Bird thinks so.
17/09/22 - Twitter sued by Dutch town Bodegraven-Reeuwijk over paedophilia rumour
Anti-social media.
August 2022
01/08/22 - Eleven accused of child sex ring and 'witchcraft' in Glasgow
Seven men and four women are charged with abusing three young children in Glasgow during a 10-year period.
10/08/22 - Mexico's indigenous groups celebrate their heritage
Dances, mock battles, devils and lots of photos. Sounds like yer average moot ;-)
July 2022
29/07/22 - Hershey warns of Halloween treats shortage
War in Europe leads to chocolate shortage for US. Shock ! Horror !
June 2022
13/06/22 - Edinburgh witches
Thousands of women and men were killed after being accused of witchcraft– many of them tortured and executed in the Capital.
21/06/22 - Stonehenge summer solstice
Thousands welcome back celebrations
May 2022
18/05/22 - Peebles memorial planned for people executed for witchcraft
The first memorial in the Borders to honour people executed under the Witchcraft Act is planned for Peebles.
18/05/22 - Scottish Government urged to consider national memorial for those persecuted under Witchcraft Act
A petition to pardon and memorialise those convicted under the Witchcraft Act of 1563 was lodged by Claire Mitchell QC of the Witches of Scotland campaign.
25/05/22 - Church of Scotland General Assembly 2022
Official apology for church's role in persecution of those accused of witchcraft
March 2022
08/03/22 - Agnes Sampson:
Who was the famous East Lothian midwife, and how was she accused, and then murdered, for witchcraft in Scotland?
08/03/22 - Nicola Sturgeon gives formal apology to those persecuted under Witchcraft Act
That's quite self explanatory.
10/03/22 - Beltane Fire Festival 2022
Edinburgh's annual Beltane Fire Festival has gone on sale, here’s where to get tickets
January 2022
06/01/22 - Research reveals links between 39 National Trust for Scotland sites and notorious witch hunts
Dr Ciaran Jones reveals the links between properties and the witch hunts.
07/01/22 - Witch apology would 'send powerful signal'
Campaigners press for a public apology to those accused of witchcraft between the 16th and 18th Centuries.
25/01/22 - Eerie tradition or eyesore? The Clootie Well clean-up row
Is it an ancient tradition or an eyesore? A row has broken out about a clean-up of the Clootie Well in the Highlands.
27/01/22 - Catalonia pardons women executed for witchcraft
The Catalan regional parliament has formally pardoned hundreds of women executed for witchcraft between the 15th and 18th centuries.