In 1692 everyone was sure that the Devil had come to Salem when the girls started screaming, barking like dogs and doing strange dances in the woods. The Salem witch trials originated in the home of Salem Reverend Samuel Parris, who had a Caribbean slave named Tibuta. Tibuta told witchcraft stories from her home. In early 1692 many of Salem's teenage girls began gathering in the kitchen with Tibuta. As winter turned to spring, many residents of Salem were astonished by the acts and behaviors of Tibuta's young followers. It was said that in the nearby woods they danced a dance of black magic and many girls fell to the ground screaming uncontrollably. These behaviors soon began to spread to Salem. This soon led ministers from neighboring communities to come to Salem to lend their advice on the matter. Many believed the girls were bewitched. The young girls' accusations are believed to have started the Salem witch trials and they would gather at Reverend Parris' house to play fortune-telling games with magic and Tibuta. One of the games was to crack a raw egg into a glass of water and see what shape it took in the glass. One night Ann saw the shape of a coffin from the egg makeup, that's where it all began. Soon after this happened, Ann Putman, Abigail Williams, and Betty Parris began acting strangely. They would begin to stutter, have convulsions, or simply stare into space. Once identified as victims of witchcraft they were asked to name their tormentors. Ann pointed to Sarah Good and Sarah Osbourne. She also testified against Tibuta and said that the woman had tortured her severely by pricking and pinching her terribly." (Yanak, T., and Pam Cornelison, ...... middle of paper ...... d their land confiscated, leaving families broke and homeless. During the witch trials many people in Salem left their homes unattended and did not do their household chores. This led to severe crop losses and epidemics in Salem in the time after end of the trials the politics of Salem were also affected there were no more deaths of people accused of witchcraft and there were no more accusations about the Salem witch trials left such an effect on Salem that it was renamed Danvers and it is called that even today have a very good effect on anyone in Salem. These trials also left an important imprint on Salem.