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Find out more about the uses of brooms in North American magical lore at our blog post: newworldwitchery.com/2012/09/20/blog-post-162-broom-lore

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Sources:
1. The Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft, by Michael D. Bailey
2. Taboo, Magic, Spirits, by George Burriss
3. The Folklore of Adams County, Illinois, by Harry M. Hyatt
4. “Mexican American Folk Disease,” by Keith Neighbors. Western Folklore (Oct. 1969)
5. “Kentucky Folklore,” by Sadie F. Price. Journal of American Folklore (Jan-Mar, 1901).
6. Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro, by Newbell Niles Puckett.
7. Ozark Magic & Folklore, by Vance Randolph.
8. Kentucky Superstitions, by Daniel & Lindsey Thomas.

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