Terry Pratchett and Witchfest
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Written by terrypratchettbooks.org
Friday, 11 November 2005 |
WITCHES descended on the Fairfield Halls for a magical festival that lasted until midnight.
Thousands of visitors poured into Croydon to attend Witchfest, the largest indoor gathering of witches in the world.
Visitors came face to face with wolves, courtesy of the UK Wolf Trust charity, and browsed stalls selling ritual daggers, wands, incenses and original Pagan art.
Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld books, was one of the main speakers and David Wells, from TV Show Most Haunted, ran a popular workshop.
One of Mr Pratchett's witchcraft series is the trilogy of Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad and Equal Rites.
And in the evening live bands including the Mediaeval Babes and Inkubus Sukkubus took to the stage to wow the revellers.
Inbaal, a spokeswoman for the witchcraft movement who just uses her first name, helped to organise the event.
She said: "It went unbelievably well. We had so many visitors queuing to see Terry Pratchett we had to move him to another room so there was space for them all.
"It was a fantastic day."
Source: ic SouthLondon.co.uk - United Kingdom
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