Please be aware the stories, theories, re-enactments and language in this podcast are of an adult nature and can be disturbing, frightening and in some cases offensive. Listener Discretion is advised – there is very adult content ahead and you have been warned. Welcome heathens welcome to the world of the weird and unexplained. I’m your host, Nicole Delacroix and together, we will be investigating stories about the weird, wonderful, unexplained, eerie, scary and down-right unbelievable. There will be tales of ghosts, murder, supernatural beings and unexplained mysteries. So, sit back, grab your favorite drink, relax and prepare to be transported to today's dark Enigma.... And on today’s Dark enigma we’re going to start our Halloween stories with one of my favorite stories about witches, the story of the Baba Yaga. As always, we will be playing our drinking game but remember, the drinking game is only for those of us that are at home and have nowhere else to go tonight. Alright, now for the game part…how about every time I say Baba Yaga that will be a single shot and every time I say Vasilisa, that’s a double shot. Now that we have the business end out of the way we can jump headfirst into today’s dark enigma… and the Wicked witch of Slavic folklore.. the Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga is one of the most famous, yet confusing, witches in Slavic folklore and children’s fairy tales. If you run into her, you can’t be sure whether she will eat you or speak tenderly to you and grant you your wishes. The legend of Baba Yaga probably arose when the religions of Europe contained a pantheon of gods and creatures, both of which controlled the forces of nature and the destiny of man. No one knows for sure when or where her story originated, however, it appears that she has been a part of oral tradition in Northeastern Europe and Russia for millennia. The first written reference to her was in 1755 in Mikhail W. Lomonosov’s Russian Grammar. Baba has been translated as old woman, hag, or grandmother, depending on which Slavic language is being referenced. Yaga or Iaga has no definitive scholarly consensus. The word means horror and shudder in Serbian and Croatian, anger in Slovenian, witch in old Czech, wicked wood nymph in Modern Czech, witch and fury in Polish, and serpent or snake in Sanskrit.
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