If
witches and wizards have a spiritual home, it may well be the Mexican
town of Catemaco. In 1970, a local shaman was struck with an idea to
host a witchcraft convention and now every year hundreds of shamans,
witches and healers from all over Mexico travel to Catemaco to perform a
mass cleansing ceremony designed to rid them of previous year's
negative energies. It is more of "Bewitched" than "The Blair Witch
Project" with the event attracting tourists from all over the world.
The
streets are crowded with vendors selling trinkets, magical potions and
healings. Spiritualists and sorcerors hang out in every nook and cranny
selling traditional remedies. The festival officially called 'Noche de
Brujas' starts on the first Thursday night in March and carries on
through the weekend. Hire a brujas and have them cast a spell on
someone! It might be just the place for that lucky rabbit's foot you've
always looked for.
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