Baba yaga

Baba yaga’s house

Baba Yaga by BrittMartin on DeviantArt

Description I’m excited to introduce my latest project, a collaboration between me and my wife, Sarah Staniec. This is a collection of illustrations of beasts from Slavic mythology - creatures from in and around the region where I grew up. Since I was a kid, these myths always sparked my imagination, and now I’m excited to be able to express my own interpretation of how these creatures, witches, and ghouls must appear. My wife got inspired by what I created, and decided to adapt the…

Baba Yaga is a supernatural being, usually a witch later morphing into a Hag, from Russian folklore who varies from a cryptic aid, a troublesome obstacle or a downright malevolent villain depending on the story. In the beginning during her youth, Baba Yaga was described as a fair maiden who would lure children with her appearance and into a false sense of security, often with the intent of fattening them up in order to devour them. Her hideous appearance only comes to light when she is in…

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BABA YAGA - Beauty and the Baba: Unmasking the Slavic Ancestress. January 8th is Babin Dan (Grandmothers Day) in the Slavic Balkans. It is a holiday that originates from pagan rites that date back to the Paleo-Lithic era. Paradoxically, this day falls just a few short weeks after the winter solstice and the rebirth of the Sun child. This babe is called Badjak, from old Slavic badar, meaning “to be awake”, and he is symbolized by the yule log that is ceremonially lit on solstice eve.

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I’ve been telling a lot about Baba Yaga, and I guess I made her sound very grim. But she is an ambivalent entity, she is neither evil, nor good. So, this post is about the ways in which Baba Yaga can help… (And for more on her, you can see my Slavic folklore highlight) Do you still enjoy my Baba Yaga insights? And what other spirits, deities or creatures from Slavic folklore would you like to know more about? 🧙🏻‍♀️Find more Slavic culture posts on my page: @lidapavlova_magic