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Witches in stories use magic.
In the past, people were afraid of magic.
In 1563, Scotland made a new rule.
It said that witches had to die.
People usually thought women were witches.
They killed 2,500 women.
They looked for 'witches marks'.
They burned the women.
They were worried about the witch coming back.
Lawyer Claire Mitchell organises Witches of Scotland.
There was a belief that if you didn't get rid of every part of a witch, that they might 'revenant', rev, coming from the French 'revenir', to return."
Most women were poor.
They couldn't stop their deaths.
The devil was scary.
People thought he used women.
Women weren't strong.
Whereas men could withstand, you know, the devil's advances."
Witches of Scotland wants change.
It wants the government to say sorry.
The women weren't criminals.
But people kill women as witches today.
Some countries want to make rules against witches.
It's still sadly very, very relevant."
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