"Lysa Hora" or "Bald Mountain" (Ukrainian: Лиса Гора, Lysa Hora; Russian: Лысая Гора, Lysaya Gora) 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 Lysa Hora can be found in various historical and literary sources, such as in the writings of Nikolay Gogol and Mikhail Bulgakov. The exact origins and factual evidences of the concept are unclear.
Researchers list dozens of supposed "bald mountains" sites throughout Ukraine. The largest and most famous among them is the Lysa Hora hill in Kyiv. Such assumption is partly motivated by a mysterious military infrastructure situated there.
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