LYNN – Honey Amirault dressed up on Monday, cheering with the seniors for her last day of being a witch. On the deck of the East Tower of the King’s Beach Towers, an over 65 community, she generously bewitched people with spells and smiles on Halloween.
Amirault formed “Witch and Famous” with Susan Cassidy and Diane Ogiba. They worked on weekends as street performers for the tourists. They also acted as local guides. tell tourists where to find the best food or to pose for pictures. If weather permits, the witches would perform every Saturday and Sunday, throughout the year.
“We love it because people come from all over the world,” said Amirault, “people enjoy Salem and come to learn about the witch trials.” Because of the rich history of witches in Salem, they became interested in the art of witchcraft and wanted to reveal the truth to more people.
Cassidy and Amirault are sisters, they grew up going to a church that taught them songs in different languages. Later they both went to French school in Lynn and spoke French at home. The witch sisters are able to sing in fluent French for tourists, as well as other languages like German and Italian.
“When busloads of people come from Canada, we can start singing a French drinking song and they know exactly what we are singing, and they laugh and have a good time with us,” Amirault recalled.
The three witches decided to retire due to physical health problems. After 30 years of street performance, they are no longer able to present their show on the weekends during Halloween season.
Amirault suggested going to the witch museum in Salem for a 45-minute presentation to learn about the witch trials.
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