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Halloween isn't about candy and costumes for modern-day pagans – witches mark Halloween with reflections on death as well as magic

  • Written by Helen A. Berger, Resident Scholar, Brandeis University
imageA home in New York decorated for 2020 Halloween.Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images

This Halloween, there are likely to be fewer pint-sized witches going door to door in search of candy. Concerns over the coronavirus have meant that in many places, trick-or-treating is off the menu. Even in Salem, Massachusetts, the place associated with the infamous...

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