Meet Baba Yaga - the Russian Most Spooktacular Witch!
So many witches around the world and so little time to meet them all! Especially if the witch speaks no other language except for some unrecognizable dialect and lives in the darkest corner of Russian haunted woods.
What would you do when you meet this witch? How do you even properly beg for mercy from a Russian-speaking, most spooktacular witch in the world? Oh, I know what you are thinking! Russian witch can never get you because she is so far away. Oh, please, don't be silly! If Santa Claus can visit you all the way from North Pole, then what makes you think that Russian Witch cannot travel all the way from Russia to kidnap you and then use you as a deliciously rare ingredient for her disgustingly nasty brew?
Well, now that I have your undivided attention, let's properly meet Baba Yaga - the Russian Most Spooktacular Witch!
Baba-Yaga
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The Russian Witch Baba Yaga is so popular that there have been countless books written about her frightening looks and spine-chilling witchcraft. Tens of thousands of people have been executed for witchcraft throughout the history, but not Baba Yaga! She is unstoppable and elusive, striking terror into the hearts and minds of everyone she meets.
Russian Witch Census Bureau
Hey you! Yes, you! I saw you kind of cruising by without answering an important question above. This is not some optional fun poll. This is an official Russian Witch Census aimed to acquire and record information about Russian Witches in disguise. Participation is mandatory. So, will you please turn around and proceed back to census before we can get you back on track. Meet the Russian Witch Baba Yaga
Bloodcurdling Witch
Baba Yaga is the most bloodcurdling witch you will ever meet. You will never confuse her looks or her smell with any other witch in the entire world!Baba Yaga is a hideous old hag with a sickening face covered in terrible sores, dressed in tattered and torn dirty rags. With razor sharp teeth, disheveled soiled hair and piercing black eyes, she is known to paralyze her victims with horrific and crippling fear while they remain completely aware of their surroundings. She is well-known for kidnapping and eating small children, young brides and those who angered her.
Baba Yaga Activity Book for Kids
Baba Yaga's Home
The Creepy Hut on Chicken Legs
If you ever find yourself standing puzzled in front of Baba Yaga's creepy hut on thicken legs surrounded by gruesome fence made of human bones and skulls, remember to say the magical phrase in perfect Russian as following: "Izbushka, izbushka, povernis k lesy zadom a ko mne peredom."
Inside Baba Yaga's hut on chicken legs there is a huge boiling cauldron with bubbling stew of human bones.
Unlike other famous witches around the world, Baba Yaga does not travel by magical broomstick. Instead, Baba Yaga flies around in a giant mortar and uses her broom to sweep away the tracks she leaves behind.
Baba Yaga in Russian Fairy Tales and Fables
Baba Yaga's Fantasy Land
Baba Yaga is such a feared witch in Russia, that she has been relentlessly depicted in many Russian fairy tales, stories and fables. Even the greatest Russian writer named Aleksandr Pushkin included Baba Yaga in his numerous poems and fairy tales. Take a look at one of Alexandr Pushkin's fantasy poems named "Ruslan and Lyudmila":Wonders are there, wood spirits roaming,
Mermaids from branches hang their tail,
On paths of which no one has knowledge
Of unseen beasts there lurk the spoors,
On chicken legs a hut is set
Without a door, without a window,
An evil witch's lone retreat.
There, in a mortar, onward sweeping
All of itself, beneath the skies
The wicked Baba-Yaga flies.
Ruslan and Lyudmila Fairy Tale
Ruslan and Lyudmila (Oneworld Classics)
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"Ruslan and Lyudmila" is a fairytale set in an amazing magical world that features a passionate princess named Lyudmila, a handsome knight Ruslan, an evil sorcerer named Chernomor, and many other fantasy creatures such as giants and dwarves, wizards and witches, goblins and Baba Yaga. This book is full of daring adventures and is about the power of true love to overcome evil. Filled with twists and turns, this book will keep you captivated from the beginning until the very last page.
Russian Lacquer Box Fairy Tales
Russian Vocabulary for Halloween
The Russian word for Witch is Ved'ma
Ghost - Prividyeniye
Skeleton - Skilyet
Devil - D'yaval
Fear - Strakh
Nightmare - Koshmar
Eerie - Zhutkiy
Scary - Strashniy
Baby Yaga Books in Russian Language
Russian Pronunciation for Halloween
Not quite sure how to properly pronounce some of the Halloween-themed words we learned above? Watch this great video that will help you build your Russian vocabulary and improve your Russian pronunciation.
Baba Yaga Witch Costumes for Women
How do you avoid being kidnapped by a Russian Witch Baba Yaga this Halloween season? One sure way is to pretend being a witch yourself! Act, speak and dress like a real witch and your chances of being left alone by Baba Yaga will greatly improve.
Baba Yaga Witch Costumes for Kids
It is no secret that the Russian Witch Baba Yaga loves to kidnap little children. But noone have ever heard of Baba Yaga kidnapping other witches. So, dress your little one in a witch costume on Halloween to make sure they are safe!
Baba Yaga Witch Costumes for Dogs
One wicked spell cast by the Russian Witch Baba Yaga upon your pup and poof! Your lovey dovey adorable pup turns into ferocious dog that wants to rip you apart. So, be a responsible pet parent and protect your pup this Halloween season. Dress your doggie in a witch costume to distract Baba Yaga while she mumbles her spells.
Halloween Gruesome Costumes for Men
The best way to scare a Russian Witch Baba Yaga is to look much scarier than she is. Dress yourself in the most scariest, sickening, and horrifying Halloween costume and sit tight hoping that Baba Yaga won't notice the quivering and trembling of your bones.
Baba Yaga's Favorite Recipes
Did you know that Baba Yaga's most favorite recipes always include beets? Baba Yaga loves beets because their darkish purplish look remind her of sickening purple bruises caused by unstoppable bleeding under the human skin. Isn't she evil?
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Letter Writing to Baba Yaga
Writing letters to Santa Claus has been a Christmas tradition for many years. Did you know that you can also write a letter to the Russian Witch Baba Yaga? Scribble your note over here and we will make sure to deliver it to Baba Yaga in time for Halloween.
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mihgasper
Jan 18, 2012 @ 1:23 pm | delete
- She is great character because meeting her is not necessary bad thing. I see her more like a test. Thumbs up for Baba Yaga!
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moonlitta
Nov 17, 2011 @ 1:04 pm | delete
- I grew up with Baba Yaga and Vasilissa Prekrasnaja... Blessings:)
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LubosLabik
Nov 21, 2011 @ 5:19 pm | delete
- me too :)
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VasilisasDolls
May 13, 2012 @ 10:56 am | delete
- Me too! Vasilisa Prekrasnaya is my favorite story ^-^
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aesta1
Nov 15, 2011 @ 3:05 am | delete
- First time to meet Baba Yaga...really scary. You made this so. Well done.
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