Witches' Sabbath, a land of tales and legends
Ballade nocturne
Sabbat
Sabbat
Last Saturday in June Witches' Sabbath in Ellezelles Once a year, the village of Ellezelles, located in the Pays des Collines, is invaded by Witches who celebrate their Sabbath to commemorate the memory of Quintine de la Glisserie, condemned to the stake for witchcraft, with four other women, October 26, 1610.
Les Terribles Chorchîles invite you to their 50th ANNIVERSARY.
Between traditions and novelties, a witches festival not to be missed!
If the strange were a region, it would bear the name of Ellezelles. Its inhabitants would be funny and disturbing witches shouting to their heart's content their "Houp Houp Riki Rikète ..."!
In 1972, Jacques Vandewattyne , alias " Watkyne ", passionate about folklore, set up the first Witches' Sabbath .Since then, every year, on the last Saturday of June, disturbing creatures gather in the village of Ellezelles, in the heart of the Pays des Collines, to go back in time to October 26, 1610, the day when Quintine de le Glisserie, Agnesse de la Plache, Martine de le Vigne, Catherine de le Voye and Magdelaine Lestar who were condemned to the stake for witchcraft.