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Pagan News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n Witches make a comeback with French<\/a>** \nThe Times* **\nWitches and wizards are casting a spell over France, with booming numbers cashing in on social media fame and a widespread distrust of the authorities, according to a leading ethnologist\u2026<\/p>\n A new trail raises questions about the pagan past at Lake Nemi<\/a>** \nThe Wild Hunt **\nEarlier this month, the hilltop town of Nemi, Italy, opened a nature trail to small cave that served as a hermitage site for local monks. But the trail bears the name of Saint Michael the Archangel, raising questions about the name and its relation to the famous Temple of Diana on the shores of the eponymous lake\u2026<\/p>\n UK: Family-friendly festival of witchcraft coming to Coventry<\/a>** \nCoventry Observer **\nOrganised by a local group of witches called the Coven of Gaia, the festival is one of only a few events aimed at pagans and witches in the UK and is open to those with experience as well as complete beginners or people who just want to learn more\u2026<\/p>\n The surprising consultant that was hired for The Craft<\/a>** \nLooper **\nIn order to imbue the film with as much authenticity as possible, Fleming relied on a consultant whose expertise on the subject he knew he could trust: an actual Witch\u2026<\/p>\n Shinto News<\/span><\/h2>\n Shinto shrine set up in retired railcar in Ibaraki for revitalization<\/a>**** \nThe Asahi Shimbun ****\nA retired railcar has made its debut as a unique Shinto shrine on unused tracks on Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Co.\u2019s Minato Line\u2026<\/p>\n Other News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n UK: Rare carving of nude horseman found at Roman fort may depict Mercury or Mars<\/a>**** \nSmithsonian ****\nA pair of amateur archaeologists discovered the sandstone relief at Vindolanda in northern England\u2026<\/p>\n Egypt\u2019s 1st international festival for women\u2019s theatre named Isis<\/a>**** \nDaily News Egypt ****\nEgypt\u2019s first international festival for women\u2019s theatre has chosen the Ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility, Isis, to serve both as its icon and as its name\u2026<\/p>\n The twenty most famous movies based on Greek mythology<\/a>**** \nGreek Reporter ****\nThe timeless stories portrayed in Greek mythology have been reinterpreted for modern audiences in engaging and beloved movies many times over\u2026<\/p>\n \u2018Witch Hunts\u2019 Past & Present<\/span><\/h2>\n India: Man beheaded for allegedly \u2018practicing witchcraft\u2019, severed head paraded<\/a>****** \nThe Washington Newsday ******\nAuthorities in India say a 35-year-old man was sentenced to prison on Monday for beheading his elderly neighbor and parading with the victim\u2019s severed head for kilometres\u2026<\/p>\n India: Attack on suspicion of \u2018witchcraft\u2019 leaves three members of family injured in Odisha<\/a>****** \nKalinga TV ******\nThree members of a family were seriously injured following an attack by a group of people over suspicion of \u2018witchcraft\u2019 at Chirikipada Sasan village under Polasara police limits in Ganjam district of Odisha\u2026<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto:****** \n– Up to 200,000 self-declared witches in France, says ethnologist \n– Shinto shrine set up in retired railcar in Ibaraki \n– UK: Rare carving of nude horseman found at Roman fort may depict Mercury or Mars ******\nAnd more…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2597,"featured_media":7148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews"],"yoast_head":"\nPagan & Shinto News: Up To 200,000 Witches In France, Says Ethnologist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: - 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