65438+At the beginning of the 4th century, it originated in Britain and was introduced to Europe and America (in the sense of witches, witches existed in early China and Africa, but it was not so specific. Witch in the true sense, you should know that the king of England says in the Bible that "a witch is not allowed to live". In a specific sense, it is a woman who signed an agreement with the devil. In addition, if you are really interested, you can read the book malleus maleficarum, which contains specific methods to judge witches, such as swimming test.