Wicca started in England. It is widely spread in USA, and also in Australia. Wiccans live in so many countries, all around the world including India and Sri Lanka. Wicca is not limited to one country. You cannt say how many Wiccans are there in a country, because when wicca is not known to the general public of a country or if there is a negative stigma about Wicca in a country, Wiccans don't openly tell what their religion is. One other reason is, Wiccans do not point out other Wiccans to non Wiccans, or even to other Wiccans
No, Wiccans do not practice animal sacrifice. A fundamental rule in Wicca is "harm none." This includes animals and the Earth.
Sully Erna, of the band Godsmack is a practitioner of Wicca.
Wicca is not a religion in the generally perceived sense of the word - it is a pagan spiritual practice.
Yes. In fact many bases are now designating areas specifically for the practice of Wicca and Neo-Paganism.
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There is no definitive answer as the true number of practitioners is unknown.
This question has never truly been answered. Many people believe the first organized modern practice of Wicca was started by Alyester Crowly. But the ideals of Wicca and the traditions date back much further. They go back to some of the first civilizations. Celtics, Druids, Greeks, Native Americans, Norse, and Inca all have had the same common practices related to Wicca today. Wicca is a diverse religion with no real 'right' or 'wrong'. So in many ways the person who follows the religion creates their entirely own practice. Many modern Wiccans do not even associate themselves with Alyester Crowly or even the first societies who shared the same traditions. It truly depends on the individual person as to the opinion on where Wicca originated.
Fiona Horne is associated with the practice of Wicca, which its devotees sometimes call the Craft.
In essence, Wicca is a modern spiritual practice based on older pagan rituals; Goth is a post-punk, contemporary subculture in the areas of music, aesthetics, politics, philosophy and fashion.
Wicca, like many other Pagan paths does not have a government. There is no one way to practice, and although many groups have leaders within them, each group is as much different from others as it is the same.
Witchcraft is not linked to a religion. Not all Pagans practice witchcraft and not all witchcraft practitioners are Pagan. If you were to define nonreligious as the absence of deity then try practicing Wicca. With Wicca, there is no claim to worship a deity, but rather, nature. Also, Paganism is not a religion. It is an umbrella term defining a specific type of religion.
Wicca is a newer religion based on a mix of Saxon/Celtic folk traditions and Ceremonial magic. It was officially called Wicca by Gerald Gardener in the 50's. In the United States, Wicca was finally recognized as a religion in various states and by the Army in response to it's soldiers wanting to practice their faith without persecution.