The Witching Hour

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A little while ago I read a post about fears in the night, it set me thinking as I had been discussing much the same thing with some friends this week. They all said the same thing, in the middle of the night they awoke and worried about things. I remembered a description of this – it was called The Witching Hour. It was originally 3-4 a.m. which was calculated as the time of the night when there were no Catholic services or prayers being made – the safety net was not there and the witches were active. In modern days we reckon on it being at 2 a.m. but I’ve no idea why. There is something known as The Devil’s Hour and that is placed at 3.0 or 3.15 a.m. I personally think there is no such thing as a witching hour although I have experienced waking up at night and not sleeping again very easily because disturbing thoughts were running through my head but I usually find good reasons for that linked with the day that has just passed. Unfortunately I cannot trace that particular post now, which is a pity because I would like to give the writer credit for it.