Witch costumes are the top picks for adults this year: Are you a good witch or a bad witch?

When it comes to choosing witch costumes, there are plenty options available to choose. First, are you a good witch or a bad witch? Witch costumes are the top picks for adults and every Halloween has more than enough witches to go around. Good witches like Glinda are always a popular choice, but so too are bad witches like The Wicked Witch of the West. Witches have long been associated with Halloween and magic and are one of the symbols associated with the holiday. Maybe it’s because witchcraft is associated with magical powers, secret knowledge and the ability to cast spells and control forces that makes it an alluring Halloween costume. Whatever the reason, when it comes to top picks for adult Halloween costumes, the witch comes in number one.

Witchcraft  and the belief and practice in magic is one of the oldest religions. The Jews had laws in the Torah regarding the stoning of witches.

Exodus 22:18 says, “Thou shalt no suffer a witch to live.” As Christianity spread across Europe and to the Americas, so too did the persecution of witches. Witches were believed to be in cahoots with satan or the devil and some believed that a birthmark was an identifying symbol of a witch’s pact

Wicked Witch Adult Costume

with the devil.History tells us about witch trials, persecutions, hangings and wide-spread panic that left many Puritanical Christians believing that everyone and his or her neighbor was a witch and ultimately needed to be destroyed. Still, witchcraft continues to thrive.

One of the most interesting aspects of the persecution that those identified as witches faced was that many of these people were sages. They knew how to utilize the healing elements of herbs and would treat various diseases and ailments. One might think that in a society where science was primitive and the medical field was rife with inhumane and brutal tactics, that the contributions witches made would be appreciated. Instead, the wise women (and some men) were murdered. As knowledge, learning and wisdom continues to advance, so does the realization that many innocent people were put to death. This has also led to a modern resurgence in witchcraft’s popularity.

Witchcraft has undergone a modern resurgence with much of popular culture focusing on good or beautiful witches. For the past several centuries, witches were shriveled, old women covered in wrinkles who sought to do harm to innocent children. Fairy tales are rife with the stereotypical “wicked witch.” Modern culture; however, has changed the face of witchcraft with popular television shows such as “Bewitched,” “Charmed,” “The Good Witch,” “Every Witch Way,” “The Wizards of Waverly Place,”  “The Originals,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “The Secret Circle,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Witches of East End,” and “Once Upon a Time.” Today’s culture has greater acceptance for witchcraft through the religion of Wicca and more people who are practicing witches have the opportunity to live their lives in the United States free from persecution, harassment or death.

It’s no surprise; however, that the witch is the most popular Halloween costume, but what is interesting is that both bad witch and good witch costumes are equally popular. Some even like to be a beautiful, sexy witch while others prefer to be an old crone with wrinkles, warts and hairy moles.

How about you? Are you a good witch or a bad witch?

Here are some popular witch costumes from our Amazon store: Halloween Galaxy.

Witch Costumes for Adults

	California Costumes Women's Incantasia, The Glamour Witch Costume Buy new: $22.54 - $49.82
	California Costumes Deluxe Hooded Robe Adult Costume Buy new: $17.19 - $45.39
	Leg Avenue Women's 3 Piece Bewitching Witch Buy new: $34.23 - $59.36
	InCharacter Costumes Women's Salem Witch Buy new: $21.50 - $54.57
	FunWorld Women's Goth Maiden Witch Costume Buy new: $18.00 - $65.60
	California Costumes Women's Elegant Witch Costume Buy new: $18.18 - $44.48
	California Costumes Plus-Size Deluxe Hooded Robe Costume Buy new: $28.37 - $58.79
	Wicked Witch Adult Costume Buy new: $35.93 - $75.00
	NonEcho Women's Black Witch Vampire Halloween Costume Party Costume for Adult Buy new: $25.00

	California Costumes Women's Plus Size-Incantasia - Glamour Witch Costume Buy new: $30.25 - $57.65
	Disguise Women's My Brilliantly Bewitched Women Plus Size Costume Buy new: $17.70 - $37.49
	California Costumes Women's Salem Witch Sexy Long Dress with Adjustable Hem Buy new: $23.49 - $55.04
	California Costumes Women's Witch's Broom Buy new: $21.00 - $39.99
	Rubie's Women's Disney's Oz The Great and Powerful Deluxe Wicked Witch Costume Buy new: $23.11 - $89.27
	California Costumes Women's Evil Sorceress Adult Buy new: $23.39 - $159.30
	California Costumes Women's Plus-Size Elegant Witch Plus Buy new: $24.40 - $51.56
	InCharacter Women's Wicked Witch Costume Buy new: $62.50 - $123.04
	California Costumes Women's Eye Candy - Mischievous Witch Adult Buy new: $19.95 - $63.00

	Susenstone®1Pcs Adult Womens Black Witch Hat For Halloween Costume Accessory Buy new: $2.25 Usually ships in 1-2 business days
	Rubie's Costume Disney's Oz The Great and Powerful Adult Witch Dress and Hat Buy new: $17.88 - $56.00
	Rubie's Costume Full Length Crushed Cape Costume Buy new: $5.29 - $23.19
	RG Costumes Sexy Witch Buy new: $16.99 - $18.05
	Leg Avenue Women's Wicked 2 Piece Elphaba Buy new: $18.41 - $89.28
	SeasonsTrading Black Witch Hat ~ Halloween Witch Costume Accessory (STC13010) Buy new: $2.88 Usually ships in 1-2 business days
	Forum Novelties Women's Classic Witch Adult Costume Buy new: $16.38 - $30.30
	Rubie's Costume Full Length Crushed Velvet Hooded Cape Buy new: $10.49 - $32.23
	Sibeawen Women's Broomstick Babe Witch Halloweens Plus Size Costumes Buy new: $25.71 - $27.69
	Rubie's Costume Sinister Crimped Witch Wig Buy new: $2.07 - $24.99

	Adult Deluxe Glinda Crown Buy new: $12.16 - $18.72
	InCharacter Costumes Women's Fairy Godmother Costume Buy new: $102.45 - $240.26
	Elope Unisex Adult Good Witch Hat White Buy new: $23.99 - $46.98
	Wizard Of Oz Glinda Wig Buy new: $20.20 - $32.99
	Jacobson Hat Company Women's Star Wand Buy new: $3.99 - $4.14
	Disguise Women's My Brilliantly Bewitched Women Plus Size Costume Buy new: $17.70 - $37.49
	Disguise Women's Disney Maleficent Aurora Coronation Deluxe Costume Buy new: $18.67 - $75.92
	Disguise Women's Disney Maleficent Christening Deluxe Glam Gown Costume Buy new: $26.14 - $83.54

	Wizard of Oz Glinda The Good Witch Wig, 75th Anniversary Edition Buy new: $13.70 Usually ships in 24 hours
	Wizard of Oz - Glinda Girls Makeup Kit Buy new: $1.52 - $10.49
	Classic Witch Costume Plus Size Buy new: $24.72 - $32.76
	Fun World Pink Princess Womens Costume Buy new: $24.99 - $77.63
	Rubie's Costume Disney's Oz The Great and Powerful Glinda Deluxe Tiara Buy new: $0.99 - $8.99
	3WISHES 'Good Witch Costume' Sexy Fairy Tale Witch Halloween Costumes for Women Buy new: $142.95