I went to see my brother in The Hague for Christmas. I was on my way early so I decided to take a look at the venture in Oudewater. The dare. A place where actually witches used to be weighed. Well,it was already more humane than throwing it in the water (with hands and feet tied) and if they floated,she was too light,so a witch. If she had sunk,then it was not a witch,unfortunately she probably had already died... In Oudewater they simply looked at the figure and based on it they made an estimate of the corresponding weight. If the lady in question was significantly lighter,yes,it had to be a witch,because you cannot be heavy to fly.

This is where our expression comes from that someone,for example,is found to be too light in a job application.


Okay,so I was in Oudewater and the city was really great lit! Whether it was too light,that is a matter of taste,but it brought me to the following statement: (see picture) (by the way not of the dare itself,the picture was taken while I was standing in front of the venture)

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hij is wel leuk!!
Wat was dat toch vreselijk, die heksenjacht ! Ik zou vast ook als heks bestempeld zijn dan, ik weeg net geen 50 kg...
@enigma je ziet er vast niet uit alsof je 100 weegt...
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Luckily most people have added corona weight to their bodies haha. What a story!
@Mónica I lost 10 kilo's but I'm far from normal
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Hele mooie tekst!
Een mooie tekst met de nodige diepgang!
Dan had je ff langs kunnen komen in Gouda !
@Henkjan de Krijger Ja, daar denk ik regelmatig aan wanneer ik onder het Gouwe aquatuct door rijdt... Een keertje koffie is best leuk hoor!
Geen fijne plek daar in de middeleeuwen.
Gelukkig leefde ik niet in die tijd. Dan was ik vast te licht in mijn jongere jaren😂
Zeer interessant verhaal over Oudewater.
Ja, ik ken Oudewater, ben daar geweest in de tweede klas van de middelbare. Niet dat ik me nog meer kan herinneren dan het verhaal van de heksenwaag...
A nice place with a terrible story behind.
Het is interessant om er eens binnen te gaan en de verhalen te horen, te lezen en te zien. Leuk dorp trouwens!