A real fear feels like death, but less satisfying. These fears captivated the minds of the naive and frightened during the most dangerous time to live in New England, the Salem witch trials. The fire within the Salem Trials needs a fuel, fed by the fool's spoon, that will grow until it burns everything in sight. Who knew that a simple lack of knowledge could get 20 people killed and drag Puritan society to hell. Highly religious people played a major role in fueling the hysteria that occurred during the trials. The fear of being attacked during the Indian War also played a large role in why the witch trials continued to go on for so long. The Salem witch trials, fueled by fear and influenced by the hardships of Puritan life and deep religious integration, led to mass hysteria in the New England colonies in 1692. The idea of ​​witchcraft may have flourished in Salem but it certainly did not it originated there. Known documents of witchcraft date back to the 13th century. Many of the oldest ideas about the supernatural initially come from Germany (13th century) and other European countries such as Russia and France (15th-16th century). The original idea of ​​witchcraft was thought to have an affiliation with the devil. Specifically, they thought women were witches because they were thought to have relationships with the devil himself. Many supernatural entities also originated in Germany, such as vampires and hobgoblins. Many other accusations were made relentlessly throughout the 15th and 16th centuries throughout Catholic Europe. Witchcraft began to appear in the New World soon after 1647, when a young girl named Alse Young was hanged after being accused of bringing bad luck to the children and families of Weth...... middle of paper .... ..g in over twenty deaths, hangings and sacrifices. In an era when the fear of God was stronger than the fear of death, women and superstition were the victims. The thought process of people in Puritan New England is not as acceptable as it is now. Psychologists have established that the symptoms expressed by victims of witchcraft correspond to the symptoms commonly exhibited by those suffering from Bolus Hystericus or hysteria. Most of the judges and accusers were thought to have had Bolus Hystericus, which is partly why this got out of hand. In addition to psychology, the studies had other contributing factors. The Salem witch trials, fueled by fear and influenced by the hardships of Puritan life and deep religious integration, led to mass hysteria in the New England colonies in 1692. New England Puritans were fortunate never to find a true witch, real witches don't do that. burn.