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"Who is a Witch?": Pre-Christian Ukrainian Beliefs

"Who is a Witch?": Pre-Christian Ukrainian Beliefs

1996, 24 min


National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 1996. Editorial Office of Folk Art.

The episode "Witch" of the "Svitlytsia" program is dedicated to pre-Christian beliefs in Ukraine and ideas about supernatural abilities in traditional culture.

On the video: a story about the history of pre-Christian beliefs and the role of women in mythological ideas; fragments of theatrical productions and films "The Konotop Witch", "Viy", "The Miracle Worker Alimpius", "Fuzhou"; a blitz poll of Kyiv residents "Who is a Witch?".

Host — Myroslava Lazarkevych.