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'''Lysa Hora''' or '''Bald Mountain''' (]: Лиса гора, ''Lysa hora'', pl. ''Lysi hory''; ]: Лысая гора, ''Lysaya gora'', ]: Łysa Góra) is a concept of ], and particularly ], ] ] related to ]. According to ]s, witches and other ] creatures periodically gather on the "bald mountains" for their "]". Mentions of ''Lysi Hory'' can be found in various historical and ] sources, such as in the writings of ] and ] (who uses it in '']'' as the mountain where the ''Iyeshua'' (a prototype of the ]) was crucified). The exact origins and factual evidences of the concept are unclear. '''Bald Mountain,''' also called '''Lysa Hora''' or '''Łysa Góra,''' ({{langx|pl|Łysa Góra}}, ]: Лиса гора, ''Lysa hora''; ]: Лысая гора, ''Lysaya gora'') is a location in Slavic ] ] related to ]. According to legends, witches periodically gather on the "bald mountains" for the ].<ref>], ''О поверьях, суевериях и предрассудках русского народа'' , 1845–1846 (see Wikisource)</ref>


Researchers list dozens of supposed "bald mountains" sites throughout ] and ]. The most famous among them are the ] and ] hills in ] (''Kyiv''). The exact origins and factual evidences of the concept are unclear.{{cn|date=February 2023}} Notable "bald mountains" include the ] in ], ] and ] hills in ], ].

==Cultural references==
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*A ''Bald Mountain'' can be found in ]'s '']'' as the mountain where the ''Iyeshua'' (]) was crucified and it is the location of a sabbath in which ] takes part.
* In 1970s, in ], an anonymous poem ''A Tale of the Bald Mountain'' (Сказ пра Лысую гару) was widely circulated by '']''. It ridiculed the "sabbath" by the members of the Belarusian ], who quarreled during the allocation of '']s'' for them. <ref> ]"], ''Belarus Today'', January 1, 2003</ref><ref></ref>
* In '']'', a 1965 ] novel by Soviet writers ], the witch Naina Kyivna, the landlady of the protagonist regularly flies to Lysaya Gora for what is called "Annual Republican Convention".<ref>Толоконникова С. Ю., , ''ВОПРОСЫ РУССКОЙ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ'', issue 3, 2015, pp. 31-32</ref>
* Łysa Góra (Elder Speech: Ard Cerbin) is a location in the role-playing game '']''. The mountain is the setting of a yearly ritual where the Sisters of the Bog, three ancient, powerful, demon-like witches, grant their favour to local peasants who worship them. During the game's story, main characters ] and Ciri assault the ritual to assassinate the sisters and their guest of honor, Imlerith, a captain of the ].


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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 the Witches' Sabbath.

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

Cultural references

  • Night on Bald Mountain (musical composition by Modest Mussorgsky and Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov inspired by the legend)
  • A Bald Mountain can be found in Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita as the mountain where the Iyeshua (Jesus of Nazareth) was crucified and it is the location of a sabbath in which Margarita takes part.
  • In 1970s, in Belarus, an anonymous poem A Tale of the Bald Mountain (Сказ пра Лысую гару) was widely circulated by samizdat. It ridiculed the "sabbath" by the members of the Belarusian Union of Soviet Writers, who quarreled during the allocation of dachas for them.
  • In Monday Begins on Saturday, a 1965 science fantasy novel by Soviet writers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, the witch Naina Kyivna, the landlady of the protagonist regularly flies to Lysaya Gora for what is called "Annual Republican Convention".
  • Łysa Góra (Elder Speech: Ard Cerbin) is a location in the role-playing game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The mountain is the setting of a yearly ritual where the Sisters of the Bog, three ancient, powerful, demon-like witches, grant their favour to local peasants who worship them. During the game's story, main characters Geralt of Rivia and Ciri assault the ritual to assassinate the sisters and their guest of honor, Imlerith, a captain of the Wild Hunt.

See also

Other locations for witches' sabbath in folklore

References

 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 , 1845–1846 (see Wikisource)
  2. "Охота на последнего ведьмака" , 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
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