Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the Woods - (Slavic Folklore Explained)

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

Every like helps make sure little timmy isn't eaten.

[@tanvirali7817]

Keep up the good Work Sir!!!!!

[@HyperzonMusicalies]

Baba Yaga is one reason I couldn't sleep properly during my childhood.

[@nancyM1313]

Poor Timmy🙇‍♂️

[@cathycrackcorntarotcardreader]

What was your first and second videos? Baba Yaga is my favorite mystical story 😍 put the fear for God in them 🤣✍🤣🎶🎶🎶

[@cathycrackcorntarotcardreader]

Extremely well done 👍👏👏👏👏

[@Allanhorns]

In Slavic lore chickens are creatures that can walk between worlds. So her house having chicken feet (a single foot in most stories which may relate to mushrooms) means her house can move between the worlds, not just moving in the forest.

[@stigyanblue1442]

Tell me more!

[@amnbvcxz8650]

Which tales is this from?

[@ytp1210]

Can you give me the source for which you draw the statement of chickens and mushrooms?

[@Take_youre_head_off]

Oh yeah. Of course

[@aircraftcarrierwo-class]

The idea that chickens wander between worlds would explain a lot about how clueless they seem sometimes. Their mind must be wandering other dimensions and left the body behind. Such silly but fun birds. And absolute monsters sometimes.

[@Bildgesmythe]

I find her a personification of nature. She can be kind, just, or horrid and cruel. She is old as time, wise, but unpredictable.

[@HeebieJeebies0642]

She’s believed to be older than the religion Christianity 😂 and in Poland she’s considered a goddess

[@apll1736]

@@HeebieJeebies0642 I'm from Poland and the only times I heard the name "baba yaga" was to call a woman ugly, or scary.

[@blabla7855]

In Serbia Baba Yaga is just a scary legend told to children to scare them. She is just an old hag who eats children and it is told to children so they would behave or dont wander off into random places alone... Or baba yaga will eat you. Oh and yeah baba in my language means grandma so yeah thats the whole point. Edit:yeah she is also tall and has one wooden leg and she uses the broom to clean her every track. And yeah Baba Roga is more common than Baba Yaga in my country. Roga mean horns to represent her connection with the devil.

[@lunarwolfmoon5015]

Bildgesmythe she’s sentient

[@giulliadellasara1887]

@@blabla7855 Baba Yaga and Baba Roga Are two different people. They are considered to be twin sisters and, while Baba Yaga is mostly evil, Baba Roga Is mostly good and takes care of children, especially during night. However if the children are misbehaving then she brings them nightmares or simply scares the hell out of them, but she never eats them. Also, while Baba Yaga lives in her crazy chicken legs hut, Baba Roga lives either in a cave or has no home but just wanders from place to place.

[@wandering-wisp]

I grew up with tales of Baba Yaga. She was not necessarily evil and was meant to be respected. My grandfather used to tell me she lives in the woods of the owl mountains (which we could see from our town) and that she sees everything. This means we should behave if we don't want to be punished and we should not brag about our good deeds as she will reward us unless we lack humility (which would warrant some more punishments)

[@Cheezzepuff]

This sounds closely to the Japanese version named "Yamauba" or loosely translated to as Mountain Witch.

[@stabbymcpokey5901]

Your picture looks like tifa from ff7

[@neomatt100]

It's actually the chick from VIII but close

[@wandering-wisp]

@@stabbymcpokey5901 close! It's Rinoa from FFVIII ;)

[@andrewmildenberg4210]

Talia The name “Owl Mountain” is pretty bad ass in itself.

[@Pengalen]

When I originally read that her hut walked around on chicken feet (and before seeing any depiction), I was not visualizing two giant chicken feet as is commonly portrayed, but rather a multitude of ordinary sized chicken feet holding the house six inches to a foot off the ground, like a great square millipede.

[@tinsoffish1810]

🤔🤔..now I swear I faintly remember seeing that in a cartoon.

[@danielstellmon5330]

It's from "The Color of Magic" there is a chest with millions of tiny let's.

[@IO-kx9oj]

I thought it was one big chicken foot, centered under the hut. I'm not sure where I got that from, must have been an illustration I saw somewhere

[@qweadd6987]

LOL XD

[@imperatorfuriosa7061]

That is so much more terrifying!

[@tahlia9035]

My parents are both Russian and used to always tell me about baba yaga growing up, not really to scare me but just because I liked spooky whimsical stories, vasilisa was my mother’s story of choice and I absolutely loved it. We lived very close to a mountain forest and I would always go pretend to search for her hut when I was younger. Guess I wasn’t afraid of being eaten alive.

[@seabedpebbles]

Beautiful ❤️

[@sixnow25]

My mom didn't use stories to get me and my siblings to behave. She'd just beat the hell out of us.

[@hamzaorakzai3490]

Us? Did your dad take some of the beating too?

[@ronshaywalker3918]

Hamza Orakzai my dad did mom spanked all of us including the dogs when they misbehave 😂😂

[@juno9023]

Hamza Orakzai “me and my siblings”

[@deathmerchant8662]

Theey should be in jail. You should report them and expose them to everyone they know. Unless you lied in which they should disown you.

[@hamzaorakzai3490]

@@ronshaywalker3918 the dogs too? Just make sure that John Wick doesn't hear about this........if you love your mom.

[@TheLostArchangel666]

My preferred Baba Yaga is a mixture berween those last two interpretations mentioned: A helpful figure, yes, and to an extend self-serving... She's an independent, oftentimes grumpy, morally grey but at core wise and benevolentish hag. She's the arch-witch: The wise old woman in the woods, feared and respected. Honoured and shunned. She's Baba Yaga. What more need she be?

[@ngocmpccan587]

Mine is dog lover dude

[@chengokeishing2.010]

@@ngocmpccan587 gud one mate

[@naciramecied2074]

Mine is poo

[@avelinedressus6477]

which is why I love Greek deities... Hecate

[@hankchen275]

Baba Yaga...the one you send to kill the fxcking boogeymen.

[@thevirtueoflove3935]

John Constantine

[@ethanseale3]

I hope you are in your best behavior, because you don't mess with Baba Yaga (John Wick). It will be your last.

[@alan5616]

Too bad john wick is a middle aged man and not a grandma

[@nerdothn892]

And he will do that with a fooking pencil

[@cultofmalgus1310]

I see your Baba Yaga and raise you a Smith & Wesson.

[@kotaniyumiko]

Love how dark Slavic folklore is 😍

[@zokomonofficial40]

*meh*

[@John_on_the_mountain]

Slavic culture is fascinating

[@Quandry1]

Much of Lore of this nature from previous times is Dark. It just somehow happens that Slavic Lore is one of the places where we see it still the most intact.

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

inspired b our dark history :))

[@shamerzaihan8638]

I mean have you seen how most slavic countries are? Pretty dark dull and kinda depressing

[@bessofhardwick9311]

"Baba" also means "old woman" in Japanese. Interesting.

[@dinaridwolf9894]

Baba means grandma or old woman in Serbian. This must be an very old word present in almost every laungage, just as word 'mama' for mother.

[@jauniiwolf9349]

Baba means father in Zulu, Xhosa & Yoruba. & Baby in Afrikaans

[@ayush5938]

Baba means grandfather in Hindi ( India). How a single word can have kind of similar meanings in so many languages across the world blows my mind.

[@ankaspika9412]

Baba means old lady in Croatian too

[@vercingetorixsonofavernia6598]

It’s actually really interesting. We think it might be onomatopoeia. Think about it. Baby’s can only pronounce very few and very simple syllables. You tell your child his grandmother is “babushka” then the baby will probably only be able to pronounce the first syllable, “ba.” From here it’s only a small jump to “baba.” This is where the vast majority of simplified terms for family members comes from in basically all languages

[@T0NGPU]

In Poland, we also have Baba Yaga. I remember being told that when children are naughty she comes and takes them into the forest. Also, we were told to behave in presence of older ladies as some of the ones living alone are witches. The story is imho very useful ;) 1. Scares the children into behaving. 2. Shows that going into the forest with a stranger is a bad idea. 3. Teaches to respect the elders, especially not doing pranks to old ladies living alone (these are the most vunerable). During the wars many, many men died and so seeing a village inhabited my mostly older women and children was not uncommon. 4. Shows that old ladies can be helpful if they like you :D My late grandmother was kind of like that, She was suffering from a incurable neurological condition but still managed to scold us when needed and spoil us when possible ;)

[@nathanialjackson1106]

T0NGPU I’m Polish American. Your comment is very similar to the story I was told. Is your family from northern or southern Poland? I wonder if they story differs in each part

[@T0NGPU]

@@nathanialjackson1106 I live in south east of Poland. We have many stories heavily influenced by old slavic tales.

[@nathanialjackson1106]

My family is from southern Poland as well. But escaped to America during the war. But we still practice a lot of Polish traditions

[@olgarththeorc8460]

@@T0NGPU I was born in poland but ,moved to ireland at a very young age. I heard alot of baba yaga as well as many german and russian folklore.As we lived in the west and before the first war my family lived of old russia

[@ionacourtenay1988]

Thanks Marcin 😁 That is such a great comment!! 🙏

[@milicawongraven6480]

I remember when I was a kid,no older that 5 maybe,my mom would tell my that Baba Roga was going to catch me if I wander away from my home. For good portion of my childhood I though she lived at the beging of my street and I even thought I saw her and I remember being really afraid of her. Turns out it was just a random elderly lady

[@yenneferL98]

It was the same for me!! Baba Roga would steal me if I didn't behave, and she lived in a small house at the end of our village on a bridge. It turns out, she was just unpleasant old lady without any family.

[@uncomfortablealeks539]

many yugoslavs have feared baba roga at one point

[@rexferalman4543]

What about Baba O'Reilly and that wasteland that bad teenagers go to... NoooOOOooo!! Oh wait. That was just a song by the Who... :)

[@KatarinaP81]

"Ima jedna pećina stroga..." It was one of my most faavourite songs growing up. Actually, she is the Baba Jaga's equaly uggly but mild tempered sister who visits kids at night, making sure they are sleaping and they are well tucked in.

[@milicawongraven6480]

@@KatarinaP81 To bre! Ja sam skroz zaboravila na pesmicu

[@reginacordium275]

As a person who grew up with Slavic fairy-tales, Baba Yaga was a big influence on my childhood, and I appreciate the great video you have made (and I liked the first one as well)

[@covenmothergaming]

From my spiritual tradition and college course I took, it was mentioned that Baba Yaga was most likely seen as evil over time, as some deities do. It was said she could control weather, was a healer and guide to those who pass into the afterlife. As the people began to fear death, so to was she feared, made to look old and decrepid as age was associated with the coming of death.

[@ShadowPredator31]

I liked the version in Bartok the Magnificent. everyone treats her like an evil witch so she plays along. the moment Bartok treats her like a person, she's super helpful and nice

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Ah! The Baba Yaga, The Breathtaking One, The Man of Focus, Commitment and Sheer Will. Truly a legendary being that very few will forget.

[@algiz21]

Fuck off

[@zxcvbnm4203]

I understand. 😉

[@jhm3346]

He’s the one you send to kill the f@cking boogeyman

[@HyperzonMusicalies]

@The Bridgeburner you're right!

[@bugjams]

What the fuck happened to this comment section

[@erincarr9411]

I always thought of her as a left handed witch, a teacher of knowledge, and a balancer of things (not good or evil). The book"Women who run with the wolves" does a nice break down of vasalisa.

[@solomonkane8136]

Erin Carr that was a great book

[@Kn0wledgehub25T]

I agree ! I’m reading that section now 👍🤗

[@MissLlah]

Nobody has to make me eat my Brussels sprouts. Cooked in olive oil, fresh garlic, cracked pepper, and a bit of pink salt... They are divine! If Baba Yaga is well behaved, I may let her have a nibble.

[@lilanimesan]

Same here!

[@PaperBagKiddo]

If i behave can i get a nibble

[@merricat3025]

Sounds yummy

[@derpderpson8803]

Some kids are spoiled and stupid

[@masterdonut5]

And those were her last words before boba yaga STOLE all her brussel sprouts

[@thefamemonster316]

"Your just a weirdo who eats chicken feet" Me: *Meep*

[@chengokeishing2.010]

Hahaha... I'm a weirdo as well😂

[@junespiration]

Basically, Asians (also me) are weirdos 😂😂😂

[@carljcmjk8609]

Bruh in places like Mexico’s and that part of the world Central America ppl chop chicken feet’s cooked in lil pieces and make tacos out of it .

[@LagoonKnight]

imo Pigs feet is better

[@carljcmjk8609]

@@LagoonKnight cow foot soup

[@lalakuma9]

So the Russian guy in Ant-Man wasn't just making that up

[@UltimateThanos]

Pfft! You scrub.

[@attish1000]

Baba Yaga is also called the "Iron-nosed Baba" in Hungary. We are always so extra.

[@Amenta013]

Because she snorts so many children's bones?

[@duchi882]

*Legend has it* A guy named _"John Wick"_ was tasked to kill the Baba Yaga, some say he did it _"with a fookin' pencil"_

[@romelnegut2005]

He was the Baba Yaga and was sent to kill the Boogeyman.

[@alandcapelari]

@@romelnegut2005 and he killed three men in a bar with the f****** pencil

[@romelnegut2005]

@@alandcapelari Who the hell does that?

[@alandcapelari]

@@romelnegut2005 Baba Yaga only

[@romelnegut2005]

@@alandcapelari True.

[@SilverStoppie]

So excited to see more Slavic mythology videos I don't know much about Slavic mythology

[@HyperzonMusicalies]

especially the Russian and Bulgarian ones.

[@AB8511]

Because objectively there is very little to be reliably known. There are precious few written sources, and even that are written by church authors of later periods (Slavic people did not use writing until 9th century when the Glagolic script - basis of later cyrilic script was developed in Great Moravia in central europe). Mythology was transmitted mostly as oral tradition and as a such can be easily distorted and misinterpreted. Most of the research is based on ethnological studies of various folk traditions of questionable authenticity. And also there is a lot of fabrications of writers of later periods.

[@vikingnorm6935]

Silver Stoppie I know right? Hope to find more!!!

[@minionsofthelordbagali5324]

It's not a *mythology" mostly but u can call it that

[@kennyhagan5781]

She's what's left of the old neolithic religion. She was a fertility goddess of some sort. Her connection to the forest seems to go all the way back to the hunter gatherer people . Her role has changed over the centuries, and it would appear that she is one of John Wick's sponsors these days. Thanks for the update to your other video. I love the story of Vasilisa, and the illustrations you picked were beautiful. Great job. 🏆

[@annalisavajda252]

Or maybe it's because old women usually seem harmless and so John a presumed "nobody" is the lesson you don't always know who you are messing with...it adds a certain mythology to his character Chad says.

[@empresstwotails5851]

I'm listening to this with my 5 year old while getting him ready for school, and he just apologized for not listening to me the other day. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this video.

[@lhadzyan7300]

Baba Yaga seems to be a big mashup of several archetypes of things related with the elderly woman as a force of wisdom on life gained on age but also fear and respect related for that wisdom to be shared on others for being used properly, and she might kill those who are unworthy of that. Elderly woman who usually surpass the average life time for men on the same age, somehow were considered on a ambiguous role for earlier societies as they were pretty much apart from the rest of people, and very self-dependent on their own, after surviving any man as their mates, or even forsaken by their own sons and daughters as they build-up families on themselves, and may not have accepted they for helping into raising their grandchildren, so they end up bitter with life or at least with the ungratefull people, but being so resilient enjoyed to live on their own apart from other in the woods, sometimes helping others when requested but mostly just wanted to not be annoyed on their last time of life in peace with nature. It´s a very interesting being of wisdom but not to be shared so easily for everyone, and might punish hard or scare those unworthy to acheive that knowledge she kept. Not a true evil force herself, but a very complex and harsh justice to keep away or punish the unworthy of secrets she kepts.

[@lalakuma9]

"Elderly woman who usually surpass the average life time for men on the same age" Wouldn't that be pretty common? Because the men die relatively young from drinking too much vodka.

[@lhadzyan7300]

@@lalakuma9 yeah but anyway there weren´t so much very older woman eventhough indeed they easily survived most of the men. A lot of them lived not so much apart than men in longevity.

[@genkiferal7178]

@@lalakuma9 Back then, women dying in or because of childbirth was far more common. My Polish grandmother died of a blood clot in her leg related to childbirth.

[@drix4275]

"Listen here, Timmy; you're gonna clean that plate or I'm telling John you kicked a dog!"

[@anastasiyabksi1281]

I'm Russian and watched movies about Baba Yega (iyeeeega not iagaa). You really did a good job with the description. Slavic folklore is often very grey...most beings aren't outright evil. If I can recommend some movies the best are by a film director last name Roe who made it his life mission to bring fairytales to life. A good one is Morozko. In terms of literature the undisputed king of poetry Alexander Pushkin has a great series of fairy tales, s.a. Ruslan and Lyudmila Overall I always enjoy your vids and am waiting for more Slavic themed ones.😉😉☺☺

[@HeebieJeebies0642]

In polish Baba Yaga is pronounced baba Jaga even though it’s spelled Baba Yaga... and I never really watched any movies but I have done a lot of research about Baba Yaga and it is known that u have to give her an offering and say thank u to her for her hospitality (that’s if she isn’t eating u for dinner) and normally the offerings that she is given are pierogi (and they r delicious 😂) and it’s also been told that u can communicate with her! There’s 2 ways to communicate with her but u have to do it one way to be able to do it the other way... The first way is by meditating, have some incense around u and ALWAYS have some kind of protection (for example a small obsidian rock) just in case... and wut u do is u meditate and until ur relaxed and focus on her forest, build an image in ur head of her forest, then think about her and her house. She’s normally out in her garden but she is sometimes inside aswell. You have to walk up to her AND ALWAYS BE NICE, if she’s accepts u then she will invite u into her house (if she does then u don’t have to say the magic spell) and she normally takes you to her kitchen. If she’s offers u tea then always accept it, otherwise she may get angry at u. Moreover, if she invited u into her house then she will help u. And people contact her for help. However, after every person she helps, she ages by one year so she becomes more reluctant to help people every year! For a while u will have a conversation with her and then u will have to go. And when ur leaving, give her the offering (preferably pierogi) and thank her for the help... Now that u did that, there are some special cards (I forgot the names) but u flip them upside down so u can’t see them then u meditate and reach out to Baba Yaga and ask for guidance, she will direct u to a card. Pick it up and read it. That is ur problem, then pick up another card, that is wut u have to do to let go and solve the problem, and then pick a 3rd card, which I forgot wut it does but it is important... and remember to leave an offering afterwords!! Otherwise she won’t help u afterwords! But I don’t recommend that anyone actually does those tings cuz the protection may not work (She’s a witch after all) so be careful :)

[@MichalT_03]

Yaga can be said different ways depending where your from. He's saying the Polish version.

[@alexjwebabou]

it would be confusing to pronounce "yega" in English. it's still spelt Yaga, only with the stress on the second "a". so, what's the point?

[@dianewood2430]

ANASTASIYA bksi Hello 👋 Is there a 🇷🇺 Russian tale regarding an old lady that met the wise men ❓ She did not go with them to see the Christ child. She now give gifts 🎁 at Christmas 🎄 I thot she was Baba Yaha

[@BizzyIzzy87]

Vi

[@JosephKnezovicz]

when i was a kid, they used scare us with kučibaba, kids were pretty curious and wanted to peek down wells and they used kučibaba to discourage them to peek down wells. I remember my grandmother describing her as a old hag with a long hook like finger on her hand which she would use to grab a curious child and drag them down in the well and devour them.

[@ironside1711]

"You're just a weirdo who eats chicken feet" Everyone else in Southeast Asia: **loads gun**

[@reddawn1487]

Watched a gorgeous Jamaican girl crush chicken feet for lunch , it changes a person

[@kianturner6222]

"Eat your heart and grind your bones into dust to snort later" 😂

[@cierradavis7429]

That Snort Part Kilt Me💀💀🤦🤦🤣🤣

[@thinksetsoup5790]

Idc if this is a year old I have 1000 bucks on me you have the good stuff?

[@walterjohnson2676]

@@kamrynturner5232 wicked weirdos

[@tamarrajames3590]

I grew up with Baba Yaga stories, and I find it impossible to choose one of the three descriptions of her as definitive. She had a Daughter, who was kind, (although we never know who the Father is. Baba Yaga often sets out to do nefarious things, but her Daughter, and, (more often) her black cat unravel her dark designs, keeping her from actually completing her more unsavoury designs. I find in her aspects of all the archetypal beggar women who are met in the forest. She can (like Nature itself), be cold and uncaring of the fate of one who does not exhibit the spine to stand up for themselves, but quit at the first obstacle, to the kindly woman who (if treated right) will reward good manners and a spirit willing to complete a task undertaken, and the beautiful and young maiden who will give good advice and directions to those deserving of her aid. You can see this younger aspect as the seductress, who fills the minds of her visitors with herself, causing them to forget home, family, and their task. I always thought she challenged those who came into her personal territory despite the warnings set about it...and that somehow she was responsible for that liminal space between civilization and the deep forest. The forest is rich in needful things...yet is unforgiving of one’s mistakes. She is a reminder of the wisdom to be gleaned from our Elders, and of their need to be well cared for and treated. She often seems to play a part as the wicked Witch, but...there is always a way to resolve her challenges, and frequently her cat to assist one to navigate her world safely. The mortar and pestle as a means of flight appears to speak to the role of herbal healer as having been (at least in the past), a significant aspect of her initial persona. What is most interesting of all to me, is that no matter how well she plans, or how hard she tries to commit mayhem and evil workings...she is always prevented, most often by her cat aiding a human girl...and so becomes rather beloved by the children for whom her stories carry many lessons and warnings. Thanks for covering her.🖤🇨🇦

[@walterjohnson2676]

despite your delusions If you ever came across baba yaga shed kid nap you then pick you from her teeth.

[@reddawn1487]

Probably some deadbeat that had to get some milk

[@MsSwitchblade13]

The whole cat foiling her plans seems to have inspired the story in Coraline with the cat giving the Beldame a hard time guiding Coraline thru her twisted realm of reality.

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@MsSwitchblade13 It really is quite similar in pattern, it easily could have inspired the cat in Coralinne. Good catch.🖤🇨🇦

[@ironox8480]

Thank you so much for doing this video. Brings back fond memories of my grandmother when she was still alive. When I was sick or had trouble sleeping I was told all sorts of Slavic fairy tales to help me sleep. Baba Yaga always fascinated me. Thank you for bringing back my childhood.

[@arthurmcdaniel3943]

I appreciate youtube so much, i get to learn cultures from so far away, and get to meet new people and their belief

[@rkjjo]

"Chicken feet are delicious." No, no they are not. I can't even stand to watch my wife eat them. They are literally claws.

[@amandaovercash5974]

She is one of my favorites. I think of her as symbolic arch-type crone. Chaotic neutral. She is so old she just doesn't give a shit anymore. She is unafraid of death, truth, darkness, taboos and especially not people. That's my take. As a side note, if you like art, look up the polish photographer Marcin Nagraba. Her work gives me chills and makes so thirsty to know more about Slavic cultures.

[@inukshuksixtyfour1164]

Very good artist, but yes, creepy, imaginative creations out of the dreamworld/nightmares.

[@raquellofstedt9713]

Totally.

[@bradcampbell7253]

Did someone say honey badger?

[@avelinedressus6477]

I love slavic art for his depiction 😊

[@EspeonMistress00]

I just wanna say your voice so soothing that no matter how tensed I am at night, your voice calms my racing mind, giving me peaceful sleep. If you give your voice to audio books, I will buy all of them. Keep up the good work.

[@eeveemaster8902]

That's because he is a sleep voiced half human half demon This is a joke no need for the stake

[@nachtegaelw5389]

StormyStars interesting! You mean you and your mum both heard the voice? If that’s the case I doubt it was a hallucination, because they don’t really happen in groups. And even if it was just you, kids have imaginary friends and stuff it’s not unusual or a sign of mental issues. And sorry about your court ordeal. That ex sounds like a real pill. Being a witch is not even a crime regardless 😂

[@EspeonMistress00]

@@eeveemaster8902 XD

[@EspeonMistress00]

@@eeveemaster8902 I say let's form a cult around this. XD

[@eeveemaster8902]

@@EspeonMistress00 hell yea

[@ivranden]

We use Baba Yaga in Poland to play a game. 'Raz, dwa, trzy. Baba Jaga Patrzy' , what basically means 'One, two, three. Baba Yaga is watching'. One person is Baba Yaga, stand at the end of the room under the wall, and they back is in the way of other children. Then when they say words above, others have to run as fast as possible to the Baba Yaga and stop moving when 'she' turns and looks at the children. If the kid is moving then is made to go back to the start. Then Baba Yaga turns to the wall and say the same words. And this continue till the kid touches her arm while she is facing the wall.

[@victoriadiesattheend.8478]

That's "Red Light, Green Light, One Two Three" in America😊

[@nowirehangers2815]

Playing Beatie Bow

[@alethiacraven4305]

It was so amazing to hear you tell those stories! I have a large book that I have read since I was small. It is the book that has those (and many other) classic fairy tales of Russia. Beautiful book with illustrations like no other. Thank you!

[@tonymanzo9683]

A 20 min long video on one of my favorite mythical creatures? I must be dreaming

[@TheLostArchangel666]

Agreed!

[@jonahgarcia8840]

I love the ambient тили тили бом (tili tili bom) in the background, nice touch

[@salomekekelia1508]

Growing up in Georgia, I was told about her Even though it is not a Slavic country, it has a lot of Slavic influences She used to scare the shit out of me as a young kid

[@keithrosenthal4757]

Your videos are amazingly well done with Beautiful artwork ! What’s even better is the information and how you lay it out . I appreciate ALL your videos.

[@vixendoe2545]

Love learning of Slavic and Russian folk tales. I grew up with a few Russian tales, my favorite being The Firebird and Baba Yaga. I like the version where she punishes bad people but helps the good. The forest can be like that. It calls to mind the teachings of the Druids too. Take care of the land and it will take care of you. Abuse and neglect the land and it will turn against you.

[@gabrielbusiness9878]

I'm actually Polish and I have been lately fascinated by my origin culture and this channel is really good for any kind of mythology 10/10.

[@infinityalbi9840]

I have a more original joke: Kurt (from Ant-Man): "Maybe it's Baba-Yaga..." Scott: "What?" Kurt: "Baba-Yaga. The Vitch..."

[@alpgul1689]

Infinity Albi Kurt: Baba Yaga..............

[@legoman1800]

I've missed your videos. This is one of my favorite lore channels on KZbin.

[@shannon8781]

Slaughter to Prevail just brought me here great stuff coming🤘😁🔱

[@lavendermoon321]

The beautiful animation "Song of the Sea" has a wonderful baba yaga figure mixed with celtic goddess Macha

[@zuzannaorowska7143]

Thanks for making videos on Slavic folklore! It’s massively overlooked so it’s great to see you doing massive research about it! One thing - “Jaga” is an actual Polish name, a shortened version of “Jagoda”, meaning “a berry”. I always connected the “woody” nature of the name to Baba Jaga’s residency in the forest :)

[@Retr0Dedsec245]

John wick no no i was thinking HellBoy she was in the movie and wanted his eye, they had the walking house and everything.

[@Alistplay]

That was a shit film come on!!! Del Toro's are the only acceptable films

[@gh-gv8mx]

The new movie had alot going on! But was good!

[@Alistplay]

@@gh-gv8mx fuck off good, just the two American actor's who were supposed to be British, fucking shit

[@morriganravenmist5539]

I take it the new hell boy film.is a pile of poop??

[@Alistplay]

@The Gray Ghost yeah, never read them though

[@nancyvolker3342]

Baba Yaga that's an oldie but a goodie

[@sunboat800]

What an explanation of baba yaga!!.. what I had read in my childhood as folk tales of the soviets/Slavic folklore has come alive in ur rendition!!!. U have thrilled me sir, and I am always grateful for that!!. Misha brought back in its entirety!!. Very compelling script indeed… Baba in Hindi means old man.. I like the fearsome character of hers because fear should be part of life..

[@tanglekelp1857]

I remember my grandmother telling me stories about Baba Yaga when I was very young and wasn't going to sleep. It actually made me scared of the dark for a very long time XD

[@cottoncat483]

Hello! A Russian here :) Stories about Vasilisa Prekrasnaya, Vasilisa Premudraya, Ivan Durak and Baba Yaga have always been my favourite as a child! When I was really young Baba Yaga used to scare me a lot but as I grew up I definitely started seeing her more as a neutral character. There’s lots of old Russian cartoons where she is made fun of as well. So I guess that helped overcome the fear 😄

[@eminosose]

*Baba Yaga calls you* Baba Yaga - I was told you made a KZbin video about me? You: Yes, I did Baba Yaga - Make I ask why? You: Well, people have been confusing you for John Wick Baba Yaga: Oh....

[@popcornpony8420]

eminosose really?

[@robenkhoury7079]

@@popcornpony8420 yup

[@popcornpony8420]

@@robenkhoury7079 why people confused her as John Wick? P.S I did seen the movie 1 and 3, I didn't see part 2 due of homework assignment.

[@blackeesh463]

@@popcornpony8420 they literally call him Baba Yaga in the first one.

[@popcornpony8420]

Blackeesh Really? Maybe I missed that part or can’t remember that one. I might re-watch the first one to see it, Thank you for telling me.

[@red3797]

So glad I found this channel definitely my favorite channel on KZbin please do longer vids like this I know that there harder to make but it’s so worth it also can we please have more of the grim fairytales thanks for the vids it keeps me entertained

[@stevegixing700]

See I always saw Baba Yaga as like an ancient version of my grandma. Kind and gentle to kinsfolk, can be terrifying and borderline evil when she wants to be, and every other time not listening to any instruction told to her when she doesn’t want to do it. In her own words, “I’m older than god, I can ignore and forget what I want”. I love her, and her little baby hellhound too, he adorable mischievous baby. God I miss them.

[@mashakashyar9477]

Yes, Baba-Yaga... My childhood... Regards from Slovakia😊

[@hamzaorakzai3490]

This video like most of your videos is indeed "breathtaking"

[@grapes8979]

lmao

[@edashi674]

I'm retired -John Wick

[@charlemagnetheFranks]

You are the dark horsemen of the night. A servant of baba yaga. Nevertheless you are still baba yaga. Like demons are called Lucifer.

[@ki-td5yb]

Not if you're drinking here.

[@JimmyTurner]

I'm thinking I'm back

[@jali1]

Can someone please explain the John wick references. Is it linked to the third film ? I’ve Watched the first two but still got to watch the third. Genuine quotation. Thanks in advance.

[@Johntarou]

I'm dead-Jotaro Kujo

[@Darkfur94]

All magic comes with a price even blessings

[@cameronb7161]

I'm actually quite surprised at the lack of John Wick comments.

[@97goe]

Thats what i came for lol

[@97goe]

Bloody oath mate • 16 years ago he’s called the Baba Yaga in the movie lol

[@NathanCassidy721]

There are bigger chicken feet to fry.

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

I was about to comment something to the effect of _"where the hell are all the John Wick comments?!"_ and then this pops up. 🤷‍♂️

[@12egon34]

first dream i remember i was sitting in kindergarten class, looked outside the window, and saw a big apartment block rising (would make sense if that building block also had chicken legs, but i didnt see them), on top of it i saw good ol' baba yaga and her black cat.

[@wyattf13]

Was I the only kid to watch Bartok? That seems to be a pretty good rendition of the Baba Yaga.

[@Chu8rock]

Cabbage...

[@trinityadams5417]

wyattf13 BARTOK THE MAGNIFICENT MY CHILDHOOD

[@indashadewithguccipaid510]

Yes omg

[@nikinikolov6570]

My favorite depiction of Baba Yaga was in the old vampire books. The founder of modern clan Nosferatu, the witch who awoke and took down the Soviet union. Raised the shadow certain (a magical barrier) and exterminated the Brujah in Russia.

[@naomiquinlivan905]

niki nikolov sounds like interesting books, what is the title?

[@nikinikolov6570]

@@naomiquinlivan905 It is a table top RPG series - vampire the masquerade. The old lore whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Baba_Yaga

[@healinggrounds19]

Huzzah! Another White Wolf gamer.

[@noiprocs305]

Harry Potter: I can make potions Baba Yaga: Hold my broomstick

[@HyperzonMusicalies]

Also Baba Yaga: You fell victim to my broomstick.

[@minionsofthelordbagali5324]

It's actually pestle

[@Suchsdirhaltaus]

More like : hold my child bone dust

[@Eddie-yv1ix]

Hold my equipments(broomsticks, potions, guns, knives, and most importantly pencils

[@carllambie9243]

I believe it would be, "Hold my stupka".

[@lunamoonstone2350]

wow baba yaga is really cool i like the idea of her helping others if they earned it yet also being a cruel witch. just adds complexity to her. really good video i loved it.

[@Drikonn]

This makes me think that the stories started because an old woman living off the land was the ancient Slav version of "the old lady that lives in that house is a witch!". She's most commonly described as living in the woods, but it makes a lot more sense if she lives in a swamp. Stilted houses are very common in areas with lots of wetlands and her mortar and pestle could simply be an embellishment of a swamp raft, using a tiller or barge pole to navigate the swamp instead of slogging through waist-deep water. If she was an herbalist that provided medicine to the locals, it would follow a lot of the same lines that are commonly seen in stories of swamp witches in the American South.

[@47thjulember65]

Had to come back to this video because.. *smoked blunt, realised yaga means fire in a language that I speak...

[@fallbrute628]

Hey man, just wanted to say; love the content, keep up the great work! 👍

[@DkKombo]

I kinda want baba yagas house. Mobile home, fully furnished, just needs a garage to fit a car and I'm set.

[@atsukorichards1675]

You can park your car between the chicken legs.

[@DkKombo]

@@atsukorichards1675 But how will I carry the car? I guess I wouldn't need one really, more like a moped or something.

[@beyondbluepurps2196]

U still want a car even tho u have a mobile house

[@dexterwolf1982]

I first heard of Baba Yaga from the game SMITE believe it or not lol. But I love ur videos!

[@aicha9663]

I love how you narate these stuff makes me want to watch every video you've made

[@peterderiemer3854]

I met and danced with baba yaga in the mountain woods when I was little.

[@58kanuni]

Good lie

[@Master_Blackthorne]

In the story, "she devours men as if they were chickens." What devours men? Death. Baba Yaga is Grandmother Death and is known in many cultures. She isn't evil, she's Pagan.

[@давидцыгановский]

No she isn't lol

[@Peregrina]

@@давидцыгановский In slavic mythology Baba Yaga is in fact the god of death and magic.

[@давидцыгановский]

@@Peregrina yeah, must have missed that one when my Russian mom was telling me fairy tales with Baba Yaga in them, watching Russian cartoons with her in them, when I was in school learning about Russian history and culture and generally growing up and living in Russia. Thanks for opening my eyes.

[@Master_Blackthorne]

@@Peregrina Thank you!

[@SergeiVorobei]

Feminine anger.

[@burymycampaignatwoundedkne3395]

Raven Mockers or Spear-Finger from Cherokee mythology might make interesting videos. Keep up the good work, my dude!

[@persephonejeanbailey1567]

Your voice soothes my soul while you talk about my favorite subject. ❤️

[@shadowartist8892]

Well done! I love the Vasilisa story. I'm so glad you told it.

[@tammywilson1638]

The tv series "Lost Girl" does a pretty good representation of Baba Yaga when they had the main characters come in contact with her. They show both sides of the legends and use the sidekicks eastern European heritage to more fully integrate her into the story.

[@slevinadevyne5980]

SHES MY FAVE U CAN DO AS MANY BABA YAGA VIDS AS U LIKE!!!!!!

[@squidsinspace75]

Fun fact. In Poland, especially in the western part of the country when we were told Jaś and Małgosia (Hansel and Gretel) story, in our version evil witch was replaced by Baba Yaga. When I was aa small child I even had a book with that story in that particular version, and in it, Baba Yaga lives in a house made of gingerbread, but it was located in the swamps in the deep woods, surrounded by old dead trees. It is quite interesting like how people in my region combine two similar figures, and stories into one. P.S. In some versions Baba Yaga house stands on one chicken leg, instead of two. ;)

[@anastasiyabksi1281]

Makes sense as Polish folktales would have European influences due to geography and history

[@user-ih3vx]

@@anastasiyabksi1281poland… is european. As is every other slavic country

[@LindaJones-uk6ee]

LOVED!! This story , very interesting and now has me piqued to read more slovic folklore! Thank you for all your great stories!

[@aimeeh5898]

I was one of those who watched your first video , what a milestone change . You’ve improved so much . I love both but also loved the detail you put into this

[@ashley1577]

You have a fantastic voice, I’d love to hear you record an audiobook

[@jamesmcgrath1952]

I'm "get off my lawn" old and I learned about Baba Yaga in grade school along with Greek and Roman mythology. I bet they don't teach this today. Good vid.

[@healinggrounds19]

Depends on the school.

[@TeatroGrotesco]

So, who is helping you navigate the internets.

[@jamesmcgrath1952]

@@TeatroGrotesco If you're talking to me I was a tech guy before it was a thing. My first computer was an Altair. I had to build it myself. I still build my own machines.

[@TeatroGrotesco]

@@jamesmcgrath1952 That is neat. I was just joking on your "get off my lawn" age. I do wish that kind of deep mythology was taught now. It goes into the world unconcious as well as an interesting way to show what was important to people in different time periods, their true culture.

[@BlackHatTy]

I was just thinking of buying a cool Baba Yaga statue. This video confirms it. :)

[@HyperzonMusicalies]

try not to have nightmares by that! :)

[@marymurray6163]

When I was 8 years old my dad bought me Statue of a witch she was Green it was so evil looking I loved it

[@Ash-kf1zc]

Thank you, very easy to listen to and good information.

[@dougarnold7955]

Sweet! 😀 ... you've got Baba Yaga too!?! 4:50...nice I always ate all my spinach in school...and the servings of others when they gave it to me (which of course was most the time)

[@juliesmontgomery6929]

Howl's moving Castle!!!!! Was kinda based off of baba yaga whaaaaaatttt!😱😱😱😱

[@brittanybecker170]

And the 2 witches from Spirit Away, too.

[@amandaovercash5974]

Howl's moving castle is based on a book. A really good one.

[@MrWearethechampion]

I think baba yaga has alot of focus commitment and sheer will

[@hamzaorakzai3490]

Something which josef tarasev clearly lacks

[@hellobyebye1618]

Heard he killed 3 people with a pencil too

[@hellobyebye1618]

I heard Baba Yaga killed 3 people with a pencil too

[@stefancorluka9801]

In Croatia/Bosnia when I was little when we did something bad my mom said that If we didn't behave that "babaroga" would come for us.

[@nikolaerek4067]

Poz iz hr

[@nikolaygeorgiev6096]

My grandmother scared me with baba yaga when i was little. Baba - basically just means grandmother.

[@jasperspearl2768]

I remember when I was little, I found a children's book about Baba Yaga. But Baba Yaga wasn't bad, she was a kind but lonely entity who wanted a grandchild, but all the villagers were afraid of her. She convinced a woman to let her be a surrogate grandmother to her son. Her cover was blown when she rescued him from a bear, gaining the acceptance of the villagers.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

So Baba Yaga is the "grandmother" of the devil...the latter was probably spanked as a kid.

[@alkatraz706]

She punished him severely 😆

[@SynValorum]

Who is her daughter then?

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

@@SynValorum Let's ask Mythology and Fiction Explained about that one considering that he was the one who made this video

[@dreamcatcher75418]

I grew up with the stories of Baba Jaga. Yes, adults would tell us "don't go off into a forest by yourself or Baba Jaga will eat you." 😅 😂 🤣 Snow White, Cinderella, Snow Queen, Sleeping Beauty are just some of the Eastern European stories that made it over to North America with a Baba Jaga archetype. They are all stories about an old jealous woman who is trying to mess up a younger woman. The protagonists are usually younger than everyone else and their child-like innocence is seen as a weakness. If Baba Jaga's actions help the protagonist, that is not because of Baba Jaga's benevolence but due to luck or karma. My understanding of the Baba Jaga stories growing up was that you have to outsmart others and not get tricked by others. Youth lends to gullibility and you need to be on guard.

[@TheJbhmetal]

I feel sorry for Vasilisa. The father should have been man enough to tell the stepmother to stop mistreating her.

[@marieke2549]

i also feel sorry for vasilisa

[@mirchole]

I just had to pause the video when it talks about grinding herbs in a mortar and pestle bc that's exactly what I'm doing rn. Herbs and mythology are a great mix 😌

[@charlietango3955]

Your voice is so calming:). I never thought I'd fall asleep listening to a Russian nightmare.