"The Devil's little helpers" What does Broomsticks, black cats, and spell books remind you of? ... She is said to have been dressed in black, with dirty hair, and warts. ... One common stereotype of witches is the ever-popular broomstick, along with the pointy black hat and ominous black cat. ... (Yoder, Carolyn) The black cat stereotype is also incorrect. ... Branded as agents of the devil, the chosen companions of witches, cats especially black ones, were enthusiastically tortured and executed during Christian festivals all over Europe. ...

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There were primarily two types of witches, the white and black. ... The black witch was the complete opposite--using her power for her own ambitions and having no limits as to what she would use her power for. Of course, if the white witch was ever unable to heal a certain ailment, and she was the least bit suspected, she would immediately be declared a black witch. ... At this time the "White/Black- belief of witches was held, and it took the Church quite a while to sway the public to their way of thinking. ... The following animals were known familiars: bees, cats, chickens, flies, mice, s...

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c Causes of The Salem Witch Trials When two small girls, Abagail Williams and Betty Parris, became sick in 1692, their strange behavior consisting of convulsions, body positions, and outbursts of gibberish left everyone around them in confusion and awe. Soon, other girls also beg...

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Some people think of a witch and picture a green face, black twisted hair, and a pointy black hat waving their arms over a pot of liquid. ... Familiars are pets of witches, like advocates you might say, that do their work and are usually found in the form of bats, rats, mice, birds, cats, snakes, and small reptiles. ... In 1692, the "black cloud of the witchcraft delusion descended upon Salem Village." ...

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• Grade Level: High School