If someone told you a Massachusetts city built its entire identity around a tragic historical event involving mass hysteria and executions, you’d probably expect something grim and depressing.
Salem, Massachusetts is anything but, and that’s what makes it so fascinatingly strange.
This coastal community has transformed the dark legacy of the 1692 witch trials into a year-round celebration that’s part history lesson, part spiritual center, part Halloween party, and somehow completely sincere about all of it.
The cognitive dissonance hits you immediately when you arrive…