EasyClassic
"I am the moment one day ends and the next begins. Both hands of the clock point straight up for me. In the old tales, I am when the witches come out. What am I?"
Answer
Midnight
Explanation
At midnight both clock hands point to twelve as one day gives way to the next. Folklore calls it the witching hour, the time when witches and spirits were believed to be most active.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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