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Do YOU believe \u2013 really believe \u2013 in witches? I mean on October 31st<\/sup> all kinds of craziness comes to the fore, with people \u2013 mostly kids \u2013 dressing up in all kinds of weird looking clothes, and outlandish outfits to celebrate Halloween. But the truth is Halloween night is one of the biggest nights of the year for witches. How do YOU imagine a witch actually looks? To me they\u2019re much like the wicked witch of the North in the classic movie Wizard of Oz<\/em>. As a travel journalist I\u2019d never imagined part of travel media press trip would involve most of one day focusing on, you guessed it, witches. But a few years ago the tourist office of Spain invited me to be part of a 9 US travel media trip to Spain and the region of Galicia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For tourists wanting a large selection of “Doll witches,” the local shops offered a wide selection.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Located in the northwest corner of Spain, its coastline overflows with colorful coves, greener than green valleys, and fast running rivers that \u2013 on a sunny day like we had when we were there \u2013 sparkle as if they were filled with hundreds and thousands of the world’s finest diamonds. One of the most important people on any press trip is the guide. How good, or yes bad, is she\/he, and do they give you newsy, thought-provoking information? Ours was, I thought, a real winner.<\/p>\n

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This is the witch doll that John purchased.<\/span><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bus on which we were traveling in Galicia stopped on the upper reaches of a huge hill \u2013 one could hardly call it a mountain \u2013 and as the breeze that\u2019d appeared to have come out of nowhere, shrieked around our vehicle in eddying wind whipped gusts, our savvy guide told us, in the best \u201cGet to know the local witches well\u201d <\/em>voice, \u201cas you\u2019ll NOT want them to cast a spell over you\u201d<\/em> almost whispered that moments from now, we\u2019d be in a unique village called Santa Tegra.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As promised we rolled into Santa Tegra to be confronted, and almost enveloped, by a vast phalanx of booths, small stands, curio shops (of all shapes and sizes) selling \u2013 or trying to \u2013 almost everything connected to Spain, history, local crockery, stone ware, toys, gizmos of one sort or another, and enough scarfs, jackets, rings and things, to stock at least 5 huge American shopping Malls. Tucked in amongst all this paraphernalia, there were seemingly never-ending booths and shelves with witch dolls that highlighted how wizardly, wonderful and wicked witches were and, even better if one wanted to purchase one, they conveniently came in sizes small, medium, large, and were \u201ctourist ready\u201d and clothed in almost every sort of dress, outfit, and all in colors you never knew existed. All of us, all at the same time, instantly knew why our tour bus stopped at this precise spot.<\/p>\n

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After having spent most the day hearing about olden times and days of real witches, it was disconcerting for John to see British type mailboxes in a nearby town.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nevertheless, we all \u2013 as expected \u2013 stood, gawked and rubbernecked at this cauldron of local lore, as our guide informed us that Galicia is known as the Land of Witches. Embellishing this point, he theatrically stated that in olden times when someone was stricken with some sort of deadly disease, the local witch was summoned to cure the illness. Did they know back then, I wondered, if they would one day be a powerful draw for tourists?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll confess, I\u2019m still a real sucker for all this kind of sightseer schmaltz, and sensing this \u201cI\u2019m ready to buy\u201d syndrome, one of the vendors, elderly and frail looking, with a spindly black hat, and wearing her required Witches wardrobe, approached me and pulled out this truly intimidating witch (model, of course, NOT a real one!) seated in a rocking chair and, when wound up, would rock back and forth. Even better, if one clapped one’s hands, she’d let out a blood curdling yell! I purchased it on the spot. As I said, for something offbeat, coupled with an unequalled array of exquisite scenery, check out Spain and, of course, Galicia. You might even say \u201cIt\u2019s spellbinding.\u201d Contact John: jd******<\/span>@***<\/span>il.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do YOU believe \u2013 really believe \u2013 in witches? I mean on October 31st all kinds of craziness comes to the fore, with people \u2013 mostly kids \u2013 dressing up in all kinds of weird looking clothes, and outlandish outfits to celebrate Halloween. But the truth is Halloween night is one of the biggest nights of the year for witches. 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