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Article: Witchcraft lore draws all kinds to Salem.(Culture, Et Cetera)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 31, 2000
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Salem is referred to as the "Halloween Capitol of the World," "Witch City" and the "City of Fright" by many of the nearly 500,000 people expected to pack the streets of this small Massachusetts city tonight.
The event is a cross between commercialism and commemoration of town history. Pepsi is the official cola of Haunted Happenings, a three-week fall festival in Salem with Halloween as its apex. A jack-o'-lantern festival for families runs until 10 p.m. at a local park. A commemorative candlelight walk starts at 8:30 tonight at Gallows Hill, where 19 men and women accused of witchcraft were hanged in the late 17th century.
For people who do not ...