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Salem is one of the old cities in the U.S. who are in the State of Massachusetts, which used to be called New England. The city also has a historic old port of Salem Maritime Congress established National Historic Site as the first national ports. In the early 17th century, apart from Plymouth city not far from Salem, many refugees from The Puritans, the association of members of the Church of England, fled and eventually settled in Salem. Even so, the city of Salem in fact well known and considered most has things magical and occult. No wonder, if you visit the town of Salem, will be found many shops selling items that smell supernatural. In addition, police cars were bearing the symbol of magic and the supernatural, Salem High School football team named The Witches, one state primary school named Witchcraft Heights Elementary School, and not less spooky is a sports park called Gallows Hill, who allegedly used the location suspension of law to the public. And until now so many Salem residents who embrace Paganism and Shamanism.

They are also a lot of professional forecasters, experts of witchcraft, and “healer” spiritualism. It sounds weird, let alone has in countries like the U.S. is supposedly the most modern-minded population.

Well, the mystical and supernatural world history in the town of Salem dates back to the events that occurred in February 1692 until May 1693, The Salem Witch Trials. At that time, more than 150 people were arrested, tried and jailed on charges of sorcery or witchcraft. Most of those accused and judged by fellow citizens, not by the authorities.

Because there is no adequate medical knowledge, people suffering from epilepsy is considered trance, a child or adolescent autistic practically friends with the devil. Two courts ruled that 29 people have been doing criminal acts of witchcraft. 19 prisoners including 14 women and five men hanged. One of the convicted men refuses to ask for the application and admission was sentenced to death by heavy rocks pressed. The rest, not less than five prisoners died in prison. Finally after a while, the law and the public were aware that all prisoners are innocent. They apologized to the victim’s family. Restitution and all kinds of losses were formed through commemorations and fasting.

The Salem Witch Trials event is still remembered and visitors can still see the city of Salem. As in the Witch House, the house belonging to Judge Jonathan Corwin, one of the judges in the Salem Witchcraft, the building is now owned by the Department of Parks and Recreation City of Salem and made a tourist destination complete with a tour program, travel history, architecture and tourism. In addition, tourists can also visit the Salem Witch Museum. In this museum visitors really like taken back to those terrible events. At the museum there was a play theater, narration and dialogue, and snippets trial event. There is also a tour to see made in prison cells complete with sculptures that resemble real human prisoners.

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