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Wiccans adopted the pentagram in the twentieth century despite its long history in early Christianity

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Rebellious teenage witches might be horrified to learn their favorite edgy necklace was originally a Sunday school prop. Before Gerald Gardner popularized it as a Wiccan symbol in the 1950s, the pentagram was used for centuries by early Christians to represent the five wounds of Jesus Christ. Talk about an aggressive rebranding.

Wiccans adopted the pentagram in the twentieth century despite its long history in early Christianity
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