Witches, it was believed, went unbelted.

[kleenexwoman]

Lookin' up Russian folklore and fairy tales, particularly death folklore. I love Baba Yaga stories, but I realized I haven't read that many, and I conflate Baba Yaga with the fairytale function of witches in general, which naturally has been highly informed by Grimm's fairytales. Russian folklore is amazing. I wish I still had Gail around so I could ask her stuff.

This is proving to be very useful.

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[beetle-breath.livejournal.com]

My friend thought I was nuts because I told her stories about Baba Yaga. What's crazy about a witch who lives in a house on chicken legs??

[kleenexwoman.livejournal.com]

I love Baba Yaga. I found out that the house on chicken legs is actually based on old Scandinavian tribes who would put their huts on huge stilts in order to avoid floods. Not that outlandish!