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Wicca
Early English
(Saxen) term for witch, derived from a German
root word meaning "to twist or to bend." Also used to denote the witch
religion, a
neopagan nature religious practice having its roots in pre-Christian
western Europe and undergoing a 20th century revival,
especially in the United States and Great Britain.
Wiccans speak of the year as a wheel;
their calendar is a circle, signifying that the cycle of seasons turns endlessly. Almost
evenly spaced around the Wiccan Wheel of the Year are the eight Wiccan feast days, or sabbats. The sabbat cycle is a retelling and
celebration of the age-old story of the Great Goddess and her son and consort, the Horned
God. Wiccans sects cherish a host of variations on this myth. The coincidence of these
festivals to Christian holidays, and
the similarities between Wiccan and Christian symbols, say many anthropologists, are not
accidental, but prove the preexistence of the pagan beliefs. For Christian authorities
contending with older religions during Europe's Dark Ages, converting established holidays
by giving them new Christian meanings eased the acceptance of the new faith. See
Witchcraft.
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