"Her face was black, her eyes dark and wild, and upon her head she wore a crown decorated with a moon and stars. Her gown was blue and red, and sitting upon her lap was a baby, awkward and doll-like. A wreath of hedgerow flowers - the last beautiful flowers of autumn entwined with berries - had been hung around her neck, and others were strewn at her feet or thrust into little pots. At her feet was a well, its ancient wooden lid beautifully carved with flowers and animals. There were candles too, set around the rim of the well, one or two still alight, the others burned out as if many people had visited the place and left a burning candle as a memento of their visit."
And then there is the Horned One (also referred to as the God, and that I will call him by here). No, not the devil, as some might think, but the protector of wild things and nature. Being called the Horned One (he is depicted as a man with horns like those of a deer), I'm sure there was much confusion about who he really was in the old times. It was a common belief that the devil had horns, so when the Horned One was mentioned, people assumed that the devil was being talked about. And people, being naturally stubborn, would not listen to the truth once the rumor was out. Perhaps this is why witches so suddenly became hated and feared.
Witches have groups called covens. A coven is simply a group of thirteen witches or less that celebrate the holidays and practice magick together. When a witch wishes to perform a spell that requires extra assistance, he or she can call an esbat, which is something like a sabbat, but with fewer people, and can be held at any time. However, some Wiccans choose to practice alone, as solitary Wiccans.