Bald Mountain (folklore)

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Bald Mountain, also called Lysa Hora or Łysa Góra, (Polish: Łysa Góra, Ukrainian: Лиса гора, Lysa hora; Russian: Лысая гора, Lysaya gora) is a location in Slavic folk mythology related to witchcraft. According to legends, witches periodically gather on the "bald mountains" for their "Sabbath".[1]

The exact origins and factual evidences of the concept are unclear.[citation needed] Notable "bald mountains" include the Łysa Góra in Poland, Lysa Hora and Zamkova Hora hills in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Other locations for witches' sabbath in folklore

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 Russian Wikisource has original text related to this article: О поверьях, суевериях и предрассудках русского народа (Даль)/Ведьма
  1. ^ Vladimir Dahl, О поверьях, суевериях и предрассудках русского народа [On Beliefs, Superstitions and Prejudices of the Russian People], 1845–1846 (see Wikisource)
  2. ^ "Охота на последнего ведьмака" ["The Hunt for the Last Witcher"], Belarus Today, January 1, 2003
  3. ^ "Ніл Гілевіч — Сказ пра Лысую Гару"
  4. ^ Толоконникова С. Ю., "УТОПИЧЕСКИЙ НЕОМИФОЛОГИЗМ БРАТЬЕВ А. И Б. СТРУГАЦКИХ В ПОВЕСТИ «ПОНЕДЕЛЬНИК НАЧИНАЕТСЯ В СУББОТУ»", ВОПРОСЫ РУССКОЙ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ, issue 3, 2015, pp. 31-32