Baba Yaga - The Terrifying Witch of Russian Folklore

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  • @michazajac5072
    @michazajac5072 Рік тому +64

    She is not only in Russian folklore - also Polish, Czech. Sometimes she is mixed into other fairy tales like about Hansel and Gretel. As a child (and also my parents and grandparents played it) I was playing a game called "raz, dwa, trzy - Baba Jaga patrzy" (one, two, three, Baba Yaga is watching)

    • @dylansearcy3966
      @dylansearcy3966 Рік тому +4

      Baba yaga inspired the three crones in the Witcher games😊

    • @Drainfloppa
      @Drainfloppa Рік тому +2

      Baba Yaga is not just russian, she is SLAVIC goddess-witch. And she is kind, because she often gave for main character bed for night, food and also to wash in her banya.

  • @motodunnito
    @motodunnito Рік тому +142

    Baba Yaga checks under her bed for John Wick before sleeping.

    • @imdavidbaby
      @imdavidbaby Рік тому +6

      "Her" it's a female unless she part of the LGBTQ+++ commute lol

    • @motodunnito
      @motodunnito Рік тому +2

      @imdavidbaby you're right. I was thinking of the boogeyman. 😅

    • @chichiboypumpi
      @chichiboypumpi Рік тому +2

      Heh, bravo

    • @benedictmangwato292
      @benedictmangwato292 Рік тому +2

      And checks her closet for chick norris😂

    • @frankmaynes3608
      @frankmaynes3608 Рік тому +4

      She should be afraid of Kratos if she ever tries to steal his son Atreus.

  • @fatherofhistory
    @fatherofhistory Рік тому +25

    I've always been fascinated by Baba Yaga. She's such a mysterious and powerful character. This video did a great job of exploring her different aspects. I learned a lot about her origins and her role in Slavic culture. I also liked the way the video discussed her symbolism. Baba Yaga is definitely a character worth learning more about. Thanks for sharing!

  • @AncestorEmpire1
    @AncestorEmpire1 Рік тому +25

    “WITH A FREAKING PENCIL ✏️!”

  • @stevengreen9536
    @stevengreen9536 Рік тому +7

    Random person: So are you good or bad?
    Baba Yaga: Depends on my mood that day.

  • @bryanjacla1068
    @bryanjacla1068 Рік тому +28

    If you want to drive the Baba Yaga away, call Mr. Wick

    • @silverrose2485
      @silverrose2485 9 місяців тому

      Ok… then who’s gonna scare Mr. Wick away??

  • @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y
    @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y Рік тому +9

    There are a lot of cool stories in Eastern European folklore. The ones about traveling to different worlds are extra weird, but in a fun way: maces that fly home to announce the owner is coming home, talking crows that will help you in exchange for the bodies of your enemies, objects that when thrown, turn into a mountain which slows down the bad guy chasing, etc

  • @shahdangalahad698
    @shahdangalahad698 Рік тому +4

    Thank you for Baba Yaga Myth Stories.
    Now have any of you have heard the Baba Yaga who holding the TTI Pit Viper.

  • @aleksa1098
    @aleksa1098 Рік тому +19

    U mean John Wick 😉

  • @forceghostburtreynolds
    @forceghostburtreynolds Рік тому +13

    That doesn't look anything like Keanu Reeves...

    • @ereimul1444
      @ereimul1444 Рік тому +4

      If you want to drive the Baba Yaga away, call Mr. Wick

  • @phantomeye5199
    @phantomeye5199 Рік тому +2

    0:00 So this is a woman witch Baba Yaga.
    0:11 She heading on journey to sell her charm to person costumer.
    0:41 Did she just kidnap a baby!?
    1:03 Wow. Nice house she live in darkest Forest with two crow's feet.
    1:33 Really she uses a large wooden flying pylon as a means of locomotion. This thing can fly!?
    2:11 Hey there was a woman just clean with sweeping floor beside Baba Yaga.
    🤔👏 Wow impressive story Baba Yaga The Terrifying Witch of Russian Folklore. They need to careful about Baba Yaga it is dangerous.

  • @UlfhedinnNorsk
    @UlfhedinnNorsk Рік тому +7

    As an expert on Slavic folklore as well as someone lived in Russia/Ukraine for 18 years, there are fee inaccuracies in this video 😉.But it’s still cool to see Baba Yaga getting some attention. She is a woman after all 😉👍🏻

  • @joet81
    @joet81 Рік тому

    I love these videos! I just wish that some of them were a little longer

  • @itanchiro5524
    @itanchiro5524 Рік тому +7

    There is no way Big Mom wasn’t based on Baba Yaga. Interesting fact: in Slavic languages Baba means grandma, but in Japanese Baba means old bag 👌

  • @mirgrant
    @mirgrant Рік тому +1

    cool animations !

  • @AndyJade-df6dj
    @AndyJade-df6dj Рік тому +1

    Grew up in Germany, I remember hearing stories about Baba Yags a lot of times back when I was a kid. My grandparents used to say to me “Andy if you don’t eat your vegetables, Baba Yaga or Krampus will eat you!”

  • @leopavlov7165
    @leopavlov7165 9 місяців тому

    In the video her hut is shown with chicken legs, wich is a popular and comical misconception. The word used to described its legs is "курьих"("kuryih"), wich sounds like an adjective, derived from the word chicken("kuritsa"), but actually comes from the word "kurniy", wich is another way to describe smoke. So yeah, it's actually floating on smoke(most likely ceremonial smoke, because smoke is "dim", and the root "kur", now used to describe the action of smoking cigarretes, was used for ceremonial herbs that were burnt)

  • @keturahpadgette1093
    @keturahpadgette1093 Рік тому +3

    It's odd, I have no Slavic blood, and I've noticed several bits that are wrong with this.

  • @darth-gerry6659
    @darth-gerry6659 Рік тому +3

    It's awesome they made a video based on a Slaughter to Prevail song

  • @sashamocni4933
    @sashamocni4933 Рік тому +1

    She is scary but if you were able to outsmart her then she'd help you out.
    Grain of salt like with any mystical supernatural being.
    In Serbian mythos she is also called Baba Roga (Baba Horned).

  • @milutinstankovic4638
    @milutinstankovic4638 Рік тому +5

    They call him "Baba Yaga"

  • @vginsprdsobepr9698
    @vginsprdsobepr9698 Рік тому +2

    Though many of her stories portray her as a carnival, not one involve her actually eating a single person.

  • @zarramar3458
    @zarramar3458 Рік тому +2

    😂 Baba Yaga reminds me of a really bad old boss I used to work for I'm glad that I rage quit on her

  • @callmethecommentcountess9329
    @callmethecommentcountess9329 Рік тому +3

    I’ve seen her in ever after high

  • @roosyfred8383
    @roosyfred8383 Рік тому +1

    Haven't watched it yet but I'd to comment😂😂

  • @dragondude9637
    @dragondude9637 Рік тому

    First time I heard about her was when I played Quest For Glory 1. She later returns in QFG4.

  • @SulliMike23
    @SulliMike23 Рік тому +2

    This is the creature they call John Wick.

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE Рік тому

    Thanks for the good video 💀

  • @MWhaleK
    @MWhaleK 10 місяців тому

    This video gets some important things about Baba Yaga, like the fact that her hut has Chicken legs.

  • @MCorpReview
    @MCorpReview Рік тому

    Her house is really cool 😎

  • @TristanMA
    @TristanMA Рік тому

    Anatoly Lyadov made a short tone poem about her in 1904.

  • @JaKorsarz
    @JaKorsarz Рік тому +1

    Baba Yaga traveling with help of magic mortar and pestle, and can't cross flowing water.

  • @ismailabdulrazak1351
    @ismailabdulrazak1351 Рік тому +1

    I have seen that u reached exacty 1200 views

  • @bakimc4722
    @bakimc4722 Рік тому

    In Serbia, she was called Baba Roga, and as a child I was very afraid of her, I had nightmares, I cried a lot, now I don't anymore 😁

  • @JemDreamz
    @JemDreamz Рік тому +3

    I have before heard she is very active around saint Nicholas time period. Almost as if she keeps an eye out for who needs coal.

  • @sylvesteranchorage3624
    @sylvesteranchorage3624 Рік тому +1

    Not Russian, but I wouldn’t expect this channel to be factually accurate 😂

  • @milutinstankovic4638
    @milutinstankovic4638 Рік тому +3

    "Baba" means "grandma" in Serbian language

  • @CARL_093
    @CARL_093 Рік тому +2

    its john wick's nickname

  • @elmitross
    @elmitross Рік тому +4

    AKA Baba Roga in Serbian

  • @vginsprdsobepr9698
    @vginsprdsobepr9698 8 місяців тому

    She’s portrayed as a cannibal yet she never ate a single person in any of her tales.

  • @mehrang6500
    @mehrang6500 Рік тому +1

    Who knows about Baba yaga from John Wick

  • @dylansearcy3966
    @dylansearcy3966 Рік тому

    Baba yaga’s nose was made of iron

  • @abdulhakimpaskwale4301
    @abdulhakimpaskwale4301 Рік тому

    I heard she gave Dracula his curse

  • @ismailabdulrazak1351
    @ismailabdulrazak1351 Рік тому +1

    I am the 24th commenter.
    I habe taken my place amog the honoured ones

  • @arnabkumarbanerjee8150
    @arnabkumarbanerjee8150 Рік тому +3

    The story of baba yaga was introduced by Mikhail vasiliyevuch lomonosov, a Russian orthodox Christian polymath. Since he is an orthodox Christian, chances are that he will not paint a good picture of a pagan slavic god.
    And so this description of yours is not reliable. Nobody worship bad things.
    Therefore I hypothesise that baba yaga was a beautiful goddesses of slavic mythology who did some good to slavic people.

    • @KennaDeMerkedo
      @KennaDeMerkedo Рік тому

      "Nobody worship bad things" you're a fount of optimism.

    • @the11382
      @the11382 Рік тому

      There are religions of orthodoxy(right belief) and those of orthopraxy(right practice/conduct). Greek/Roman gods were cruel, but they did various rituals to stave them off, driven by fear more than hope.

    • @arnabkumarbanerjee8150
      @arnabkumarbanerjee8150 Рік тому

      @@the11382
      We came to know for the first time about Roman and Greek god from the annals of early christians who hated them most. Did you not read " the darkening age" by Catherine nixie?? There you can see how cruelly early Christians hated Roman god's. You should also see the movie agora (2009). There you can find how early Christians of Alexandria hated Roman gods and destroyed serapium : the library of Alexandria and killed the only female philosopher hypatia brutally.
      You should also see the movie " mists of Avalon" there you will find the same hatred of pagan Celtic gods in Britain by Christians there. Such hatred leads to death of the priestess of the earth goddess.
      Then you understand the magnitude of hatred early Christians have for pagan gods.
      We Hindus in India is the last pagan of the world and we know how christian hate us in India. They continue their legacy of hate from Europe to india.
      So I think I have given enough reason for my disbelief in the account of greko Roman god by early Christians.

    • @Justin-pe9cl
      @Justin-pe9cl 9 місяців тому

      @@arnabkumarbanerjee8150How do you know Christian’s hate you in India and how do they “continue their legacy of hate”?

  • @Bean82010
    @Bean82010 3 місяці тому

    Is she real? Cause of she is (I live in Russia I don’t speak it I used to live in America) if she is* THEN THATS SCARY FOR EVERYONE

  • @Napoleon-w1b
    @Napoleon-w1b Місяць тому

    I love Russian folklore❤🇷🇺

  • @Mikey_kun-x3w
    @Mikey_kun-x3w Рік тому

    Why does this remind me of john wick

  • @SpaceReptilioid
    @SpaceReptilioid 10 місяців тому

    No connection to Baba Vanga, I suppose.

  • @thegame9305808
    @thegame9305808 Рік тому +3

    These days, it is Baba Putin... 😂😂😂😂

  • @michaelkessler2852
    @michaelkessler2852 Рік тому +3

    She represents today's modern women

  • @Sean12248
    @Sean12248 Рік тому

    So this is what the Russians mean when they call the Ukrainian drones by this name. Thanks!

  • @trololololol1111
    @trololololol1111 Рік тому +1

    Fun fact: in ancient Slavic beliefs, baba yaga ate all the black ppl in eastern Europe. In fact, her favorite meal was a pregnant black woman.

    • @Justin-pe9cl
      @Justin-pe9cl 9 місяців тому

      This one is going in the vault.

  • @roosyfred8383
    @roosyfred8383 Рік тому +1

    Haven't watched it yet but I'd to comment😂😂