According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the "witching hour" is a folklore term for the "time at night when the powers of witches and other supernatural beings are believed to be strongest." Colloquially ...

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The phrase quadruple witching brings to mind stories that begin, “It was a dark and stormy night…” or folkloric visions of witches flying chaotically on broomsticks across the brightness of a moon. In ...

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are entering the witching hour." For those football fanatics who tune into NFL RedZone every Sunday, the phrase "witching hour" can be heard every time from the host Scott ...

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Double, triple, and quadruple witching might sound like incomprehensible jargon, but they're not hard to explain. Find out how they affect you. When markets collide To understand witching, you first ...

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