It was first mentioned in his book Witchcraft Today in 1954 as wica, but it didn’t get its contemporary name until the 1960s. According to Gerald Gardner, the founder of the religion, the term Wicca was derived from Scots-English and meant wise people. Wiccans also celebrate the festivals of Beltane, Samhain and Imbolc.ĭeveloped in the early 20th century in England, Wicca is a religion of relatively recent origin-but its beliefs and practices are derived from a number of older religions. Rituals in the religion are centered on solstices, equinoxes, phases of the moon and the elements. Wicca is a diverse nature-based pagan religion, which includes ceremonial magic and worship of both a male god and a female goddess, typically the Horned God and the Earth or Moon Goddess. The term wicca comes from the ancient word wicce that means to shape or bend, referring to witchcraft. Horned God and Moon Goddess by Dubrovich Art.
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