Do Witches really dance around naked or wear long, black robes?”
The art of magickal garb, or dress, is an ancient and well-honored tradition. Many people who are disturbed at the thought of people wearing long robes to religious rituals seem to forget that this custom is common among the clergy of most religions, from the vestments of the Pope, to the habits of nuns, to the saffron robes of Buddhist monks. Not all Wiccans choose to wear the color black, but many do. To us, black is a color of power, a color strongly associated with the Goddess. We do not associate black with negativity and death (and it should be noted that to many cultures, black is the color of marriage, and white is the color for funerals). At any given Festival, one is likely to see robes of all colors and designs. Sometimes the color represents a particular aspect of the season (such as green or white at Ostara, the Spring Equinox); but most often the color is personal choice. There are Wiccans, associated with specific Wiccan Traditions such as Gardnerian Wicca, who practice
