About a babayka most of people has heard a lot since childhood. However very few people think that it actually for the character and as specifically he looks. Probably, that whimsical, not the person interested to sleep the child could imagine the most terrible personally for himself option, the babayka, unfortunately, in horror stories practically is never described.
As the babayka actually looks? Actually word "woman" occurs actually not only in folklore, but also in various dictionaries. For example, according to Dahl, it means the shaggy old man who is looking awful for small children. And it is valid, in many Turkic languages by "woman" it is translated as "the old grandfather".
As the babayka looks
"Бабай", thus — a word Turkic. It extended on the world from the Asian countries. Also descriptions of this mythical being remained at some Turkic people, of course. Appears in Asian folklore "babayka" as the low warped old man with a bag behind shoulders and the dense ruffled beard. It is considered that in this that a bag he also hides the disobedient whimsical children stolen by it.
So, who such a babayka — it is clear. In folklore — it is the mean angry old man. But the grandfather in itself, even shaggy, to some not especially impressionable children too can not seem to terrible. Therefore very often for bigger intimidation the adults "supplement" this image also some physical defects. At stealing disobedient children of a babayka , for example, can not be hands or legs. Sometimes this character limps, etc.
Analogs at other people
Frighten terrible by a babayka of children, not persons interested to sleep, generally only in Slavic and some Asian countries. Other nationalities for this purpose have other, not less picturesque characters. It can be, for example, Boogeyman (beech) about whom in the USA even shot the film, or European horned krampus which, as well as the babayka, has the big bag intended especially for disobedient children.
How to see a babayka?
Thus, as the babayka looks we found out. But where there can live this terrible mythical being? Habitats of this terrible old man are generally cases, dark corners, attics. And certainly, just babayka adore sitting under the beds. In such places, of course, it is also necessary to look for this fright.
For bigger success of the enterprise by search it is necessary to create in the house also the atmosphere favorable for this purpose. That is — to remain alone, to switch off chandeliers and lamps and to go on rooms in the dark or by moonlight. In this case to the person interested to look on "baby", perhaps, will carry and he will really meet this spiteful being. And then curious precisely learns how the babayka looks real spiteful and why many small children so are afraid of him.