page_title: Neopaganism in South Africa
hierarchical_section_title: Neopaganism in South Africa
caption_attribution_description: English: Handfasting ceremony in Somerset West 2010.
context_page_description: Neopaganism in South Africa is primarily represented by the traditions of Wicca, contemporary Witchcraft, Germanic neopaganism and Neo-Druidism.
  The movement is related to comparable trends in the United States and Western Europe and is mostly practiced by White South African of urban background; it is to be distinguished from folk healing and mythology in local Bantu culture.
  While there are no official statistics, the movement has been described as "small but growing" as of 2004.
  Representatives of the movement have published claims of numbers of adherents ranging in the five digits as of 2008.
context_section_description: Neopaganism in South Africa is primarily represented by the  traditions of Wicca, contemporary Witchcraft, Germanic neopaganism and Neo-Druidism. 
  The movement is related to comparable trends in the United States and Western Europe and is mostly practiced by White South African of urban background; it is to be distinguished from folk healing and mythology in local Bantu culture.
  While there are no official statistics, the  movement has been described as "small but growing" as of 2004.
  Representatives of the movement have published claims of numbers of adherents ranging in the five digits as of 2008.
caption: Handfasting Somerset West 2010
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