Actually baba-jaga is a Polish word used to describe a broomstick flying witch (the word "baba" means a female character but if you call one as such, it would be somewhat offensive) . As far as I know the Babajaga tradition dates back to the first WWGC held in Leszno in mid 70' .
Regards Jarek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Conway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] WWGC 2005 Klix > dryer but complete overcast > > No flying today either :( > > -Cath > > > Mark Newton wrote: > > > If you've ever wondered what a Babajaga is, here's where you can go > > to find out: > > > > http://slash.dotat.org/womens-worlds-2005/ > > > > Day-6 is also up. Whatever passed for day-6, anyway. Here's hoping > > day 7 is dryer... > > > > - mark > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I tried an internal modem, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton > > ----- Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82231777 ----- > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > [email protected] > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
