Broken mirrors can be associated with bad luck, but for the ancient Maya, a cracked mirror was often desirable.
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The idea of a ‘witch’ was usually female in Western Europe, but not so in Orthodox Russia – partly because of the period’s rigid social hierarchies.
Scent and magic have been entwined in our imaginations for centuries – right up to today’s witch-inspired perfumes.
These days they are scary, but for the ancients, ghosts could be quite useful.
