Are the girls pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft? Why?

These girls remind me of teens today who might find
a ouija board up in the attic. They are curious and want to find out if there really is
something magical out there. Tituba represented that ouija board. She being from a
voodoo culture background probably had the girls curious. So, they went out to learn
what they could. Most parents in any culture, but particularly in Puritan culture, would
be mortified to know what these girls were getting into. Many adults do believe in a
heaven and a hell, a good and an evil, a God and a
devil.

The fear of getting caught made the girls fake the
rest of what happened. When we lie, we often support our lies with... yep you guessed
it... other lies.

I think Tituba was likely practicing what
she knew to be witchcraft. I think Abigail sincerely wanted to find out more about it.
The other girls were likely along for the ride. But after the original event in the
beginning, they all lie and fake it in fear of being caught.