The onion squeezing witch
• Superstitious Folly
Illness and death … hate those things myself. Why not blame a witch nobody has seen. You give her an onion, she squeezed it and you are cursed. Luckily red and orange palm prints plus a little holy water will keep you safe.
... Although unbelievable, residents are said to be plastering their homes with imprints of palm to scare away the witch, who they say has cursed many families with diseases and claimed nearly half a dozen lives in the past few months.
The villagers describe the witch as a white-haired extremely old beggar woman, who visits several homes seeking bread and onions and then curses the unsuspecting residents.