A. It usually occurs at midnight or 3:00
a.m.
B. The term also has a modern colloquial meaning that refers to a time of unpredictable or volatile activity, such as the unsettled, colicky sleep of infants or the final hours of stock trading.
C. Witching hour, also called devil’s hour, in folklore is the time at night when the powers of witches and other supernatural beings are believed to be the strongest.
D. One of the first references to the witching hour can be found in Hamlet by Shakespeare.