It's said one's own birthday is the highest of Satanic holidays, so we're making a wish and diving into the history of these rites of passage with Satanic writer La Carmina; also, a classic American witch finally gets her day in court, and Satanic Bay Area finds its initiative.

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Ripley's: Last Salem "witch" pardoned thanks to middle schoolers
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The Satanic Bible, by Anton LaVey (1969)
It is about time: Birthdays as modern rites of temporality, Hizky Shoham (2021)
The Strange Origins of American Birthday Celebrations, Joe Pinsker (2021)
Birthday Parties: A Study of Developmental Change in American Culture, Janice Klein (1981)
Rituals enhance consumption, Kathleen D Vohs (2013)
Where Do Zodiac Signs Come From? Here's the True History Behind Your Horoscope, Olivia B. Waxman (2018)
How Are Horoscopes Still a Thing?, Linda Rodriguez McRobbie (2016)

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