The Herb Network October celebrations include the Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, All Hallow's Eve or Halloween. Traditional costumes of Ghost and Witch remain most popular. Women from all levels of society were accused and many executed for unseen crimes.
Traditional healing stems from female power.
Since the beginning of time, humans rightly marvel at the power of women to reproduce, to care for the young and heal the sick. This power of woman revered, lead to the fear documented with the 17th Century witch hunts. Some historians have tried to find reasons for or patterns in the systematic the mass-killing of women. From the records, we find that among the first accused were the healers of the community. Their power to heal made them suspect of a power to harm.