Wiccan History and Ceremony

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In this article, the writer provides a brief history of Wicca and the Wicca religion. The writer includes a description of an eyewitness account of "The Rite of Wiccaning". The writer explains that this ceremony is somewhat similar to a Christening, as it welcomes a newborn child into the world.

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"My interview with Blackhawk taught me a great deal about Wicca and Wiccans. I interviewed Blackhawk before and after a ceremony I observed known as The Rite of Wiccaning, a ceremony that welcomes a new born child into the Pagan Community which its parents belong to. I learned some Wiccans claim the origins of Wicca to be thousands of years old but most modern American Wiccan lineages stem from an Englishman who helped promote Wicca. Blackhawk told me that after ... "

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