Stregheria

Stregheria
Family	Modern Pagan / Witchcraft
Origin region	Italian and Italian American modern Pagan contexts
Founding period	Modern forms especially from the 20th century CE onward
Estimated adherents	Unknown; generally practiced by small groups and solitary practitioners.

Stregheria is stregheria is a modern Pagan witchcraft tradition drawing on Italian folklore, folk magic, Goddess and God imagery, seasonal rites, and claims of Italian witchcraft heritage.

Overview

Stregheria, sometimes called Italian witchcraft, is a contested and diverse modern tradition. Some practitioners present it as a survival or reconstruction of Italian folk religion and witchcraft, while critics argue that modern forms are heavily shaped by contemporary Paganism and individual authors. Neutral documentation should distinguish historical Italian folk magic from modern Stregheria as a religious movement.

Key beliefs

Reverence for Goddess and God imagery in some forms
Italian folklore, ancestors, saints, spirits, and magical traditions as sources
Seasonal cycles and lunar rites
Magic, healing, protection, and folk practice
Diverse claims about continuity, reconstruction, and modern creation

Practices

Ritual magic and spellwork
Seasonal celebrations
Ancestor remembrance
Folk charms and protective rites
Devotional work with deities or spirits in some traditions

Places of worship

Home altar
Kitchen or household shrine
Outdoor ritual space
Small-group circle

Sacred texts

Modern Stregheria writings
Italian folklore and folk magic sources
Personal grimoires
Community ritual materials

Holidays and observances

Seasonal Pagan festivals
Full moon rites
Ancestor observances
Tradition-specific feast days

Branches and related traditions

Traditional Witchcraft - A broad context for witchcraft traditions outside mainstream Wicca.
Wicca - A related but distinct modern Pagan witchcraft religion.
Modern Paganism - A broad family of contemporary Pagan religions.