Other Stories of Catalan Witches
Naturally, there are many other specific local stories of particular local witches, including one known as the Bruixa Napa del Prats del Lluçanès (or Bruixa Napa, or Bruixa Prats) who is often depicted accompanied by her daughter.
In Arbúcies, there is a rhyme that goes:
- Arbúcies,
- dotze dones, dotze bruixes.
- Arbúcies,
- Twelve women, twelve witches.
Other stories include a story from Girona that a particular gargoyle is actually a witch turned to stone, or a story from Canigó of witches producing a hailstorm by urinating into a hole and beating the liquid with vines.
It may be worth reiterating that Catalans today are no more likely to believe in witches than any other modern people. This article is strictly an attempt to give some specificity to the historic beliefs about witches in one particular region of Europe for which the beliefs are relatively well documented.
Read more about this topic: Catalan Mythology About Witches
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