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The “witch hunt museum” sheds light on Europe’s dark history

In witch hunts, which are described as a source of shame in human history. Thousands of people in Europe and the USA, most of them women, gave their kings and landowners. Was accused of being a witch because she objected.

The witch hunt museum in the medieval town of Ribe in western Denmark. It brings to light the lives of people who were executed on charges of witchcraft hundreds of years ago. Historical documents in the museum, which hosts thousands of visitors every month. There are torture devices and the private belongings of people killed for alleged witches.

Located in the town of Ribe in western Denmark, “Hex! The Witch Hunt Museum sheds light on Europe’s dark history. Of people executed for witchcraft charges in the 16th and 17th centuries. The museum, containing various documents, opened last June and has hosted tens of thousands of visitors so far.

Today, Halloween is celebrated in many countries of the world on October 31st, with colorful clothes and fun events. However, the situation was very different in the past.

Between 1500 and 1800 in Europe, where religion was accepted as the only authority and superstitions prevailed. Approximately 100 thousand people who opposed tradition were tried on charges of witchcraft. Tortured and over 50,000 people were tied to stakes and burned alive.

Museum historian Louise Haburge Lingaard, accused of witchcraft in Denmark. She said that about a thousand people were sentenced to death during the reign of King Christian the 4th (1577-1648). She also stated that 3 out of every 4 people accused of witchcraft were women.

Lingaard, women accused of witchcraft generally; excluded by society because they refuse to marry, have no children, poor. She explained that there are women who are resisting to make their own decisions about their lives.

The King of Norway, Christian the 4th, passed the first law banning witchcraft in the country in 1617. During these years, a witch execution took place almost five days apart. The belief that witches can work with the devil continued until the 1800s, when the Enlightenment Period emerged. The last time a woman named Anna Burds was burned on charges of witchcraft in Denmark in 1652.”

Lingaard emphasized that witch hunts in Europe are certainly a source of shame in human history and the museum was opened to confront the history of the country. “Because of the portrayal of the witch in popular culture, people don’t know what really happened in history. However, torture devices, court documents and items in this museum took their places to refresh the collective memory of the society.”

Written by Maraaz

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