Because there are people who identify as witches today, both of the alternative religion/Wiccan/Pagan variety, and people who honestly believe they can cast spells with a wand whilst wearing a pointy hat and flying on a broom ala Harry Potter.
People use witchcraft for many reasons. Some people are in search of personal power, and feel that witchcraft will give that to them. Some people feel a deep connection to nature and want to feel closer to a more natural religion. Other people feel a connection to history, and want to worship as our ancestors did.
Any religion is deeply personal, and you will find all sorts of people in almost any religion.
What kind of people believe in Jesus? Look witches exist, we are real. We live in you town. We go to your schools, we shop at your Wal-mart, we are everywhere.
Most people either do not believe in withces today, or associate it with pagan belief.
Many people accross the world believe in Witchcraft. It is not possible to give an exact number because that is unknown.
That's their own problem, they are real. The whole religion of the Celtics was magic. They might not be the witches you might be thinking of. Many people still practice magic today.
Because we still exist.
Yes, i believe in witches to this very day! i bet your a witch...please dont kill me! :(
People still believe in witchcraft and witches. This has never gone away, but centuries ago people who had red hair were often seen as witches and people who were not part of a community but considered outsiders or odd were seen as witches. Witchcraft was often used to explain events in a community.
Probably witches.
Most people believe they are deluded.
Yes they did.
people believed witches could change the weather and change people's appearances and personality's
Those of us who are practicing witches have no problem believing in ourselves and others who practice as we do.
it wasn't good
yup there are still puritans and they still believe in witches, of course I've not heard of many in America but I've heard and seen many puritans in Africa (nigeria to be exact) who still accuse people of being witches and going on to executing them themselves....does that help?
The powerless are prone to believe in the supernatural. If people around you believe something, you are more likely to believe it.
As a matter of fact, yes, witches do, and always have, and forever will exist. Witches, of all kinds being white, black and grey, they've always been around since the dawn of time. Not that they are the kind of people who fly on broomsticks and carry a black cat with them, witches are people who feel that magic is something that could be used for all sorts of reason.
The 'heyday' of witch-hunting was from about 1550-1700. Witch-hunting had a particular attraction for Protestants - from Hungary to New England.