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In Catalan popular culture, there are a large number of legends about witches ((カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:bruixes); , or (:ˈbɾujʃɛs)). In the popular imagination, a witch is a woman who, by means of a pact with the Devil, has acquired supernatural power, which she uses for her own benefit and for evil purposes. Today, the general population no longer believes in witches, and many people view the witch only as a well-loved traditional character, appearing only in children's stories. Catalan tradition distinguished between ''bruixeria'' ("witchcraft") based on an explicit compact with the Devil, and ''fetilleria'' (deriving from a word related to "fetish", and Old Portuguese ''feitiço''); magic worked through charms and fetishes. The former was considered inherently evil, the latter might include the working of magical cures. This article is focused on ''bruixeria''. ==The mark of the devil== Witches supposedly have "the mark of the devil" on their buttocks, made by a forceful bite of the Devil's teeth, which takes the form of two crossed horns, of a toad, of a ram with large horns, or of a simple little circle. Legend also has it that the Devil can mark the witch's eye in various ways: with horns, or by making it empty, or with two pupils. Some traditions say that witches have two pupils in the left eye and deer horns in the right one. (This belief in the mark of the devil goes well beyond Catalonia, although these particular forms are specifically Catalan.) According to Catalan tradition (again, this may not be uniquely Catalan), one can wash marks on the skin with holy water in order to know whether they are the Devil's work: the Devil's mark will not wash off. Witches were also said to have a heart-shaped mark on their left side; for a witch of great abilities, the heart-shaped mark would be hairy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catalan mythology about witches」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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