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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. '''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.

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Bald Mountain redirects here, and this page is related to East Slavic folklore. For the mountain in the state of Idaho, please see Bald Mountain.

Lysa Hora or Bald Mountain (Ukrainian: Лиса гора, Lysa hora, pl. Lysi hory; Russian: Лысая гора, Lysaya gora, Polish: Łysa Góra) is a concept of East Slavic, and particularly Ukrainian, folk mythology related to witchcraft. According to legends, witches and other paranormal creatures periodically gather on the "bald mountains" for their "Sabbath". Mentions of Lysi Hory can be found in various historical and literary sources, such as in the writings of Nikolay Gogol and Mikhail Bulgakov (who uses it in The Master and Margarita as the mountain where the Iyeshua (a prototype of the Christ) was crucified). The exact origins and factual evidences of the concept are unclear.

Researchers list dozens of supposed "bald mountains" sites throughout Ukraine and Poland. The most famous among them are the Lysa Hora and Zamkova Hora hills in Kiev (Kyiv).

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