Joana Pares, of French origin, was expelled from Terrassa because she was convicted of witchAt the trial, which took place in 1602, he declared an inventory of his possessions. He was "destitute." He owned only a used box with several pieces of linen and wool cloth, a pepper-colored garment (a dark green garment), a used bodysuit, and several small pots of concoctions and sauces. In 1562, Guillem Parllebí was sentenced to the galleys (there is a rather explicit drawing) for sodomy with a cow. The accused, according to the sentence, had his underpants soaked. He defended himself by saying that he was embracing the cow to masturbate her. In 1618, there was a trial against Guillem Pujol, of French origin, Joana Casteta, a widow and exile, and Joana Teixidora. The two women were accused of conspiring and paying Pujol to kill Teixidora's husband. As in most trials, the women came out looking bad. Casteta was accused of being a widow, a woman of ill repute, and of living dishonestly. The truth is that Teixidora's husband abused her.

Barça displayed their defensive fragility in Bruges (3-3) and dropped points in a venue that was supposed to be easy on their path to the Champions League. Lamine Yamal's magic, who scored a stunning goal, wasn't enough to prevent a setback that could have been worse were it not for VAR intervention, which disallowed a goal for the home side in stoppage time.

On November 1, 1617, a six-day Levante storm began in Catalonia. It caused widespread crop destruction and rivers overflowed, sweeping away bridges, mills, and forges. This is what the chronicles call the Year of the Flood. During this period, trials of women accused of witchcraft also intensified, with convictions and executions. Is there a cause-and-effect relationship between the two events, or was it simply a coincidence? For Agustí Alcoberro, professor of modern history at the University of Barcelona, ​​​​who has extensively researched witchcraft in Catalonia, this is no mere coincidence. Women were accused of having caused these natural disasters.

The night of San Juan is a night of fire, but also of witches, characters who in the most traditional conception were evil, unattractive, and dangerous (and who flew on broomsticks). After centuries of being feared and persecuted, the feminist movement has for years appropriated the concept of the witch and redefined it as a symbol of empowered and wise women. Witches have long appeared in literature and film, but also on television, where there are many series starring witches who often escape the most stereotypical portrayals.

Lluís Llach (Girona, 1948) has been practicing "the craft of contradicting" for decades. He has done so through songs like The stake and various challenges to the Franco regime. Since leaving music, Llach has shifted his iconoclasm towards literature, with novels such as The women of the Principal (Empúries, 2014) and The boy from Maravillas (Empúries, 2017), while He has been deeply involved in the civic and political struggle for the independence of Catalonia.. He has found a gap in his busy schedule as president of the Catalan National Assembly, which he has led since last June, to talk aboutThe Golden Book (Universe, 2025).