Urban legend or imminent danger?: The case of Baba za Zvezdara, the Serbian grandmother who appears dancing in the dark

Since February, several things have gone viral on TikTok videos showing a strange woman dancing in the dark; However, what may seem funny to some hides a dark meaning, because just watching a video makes your skin crawl.

Several accounts have already posted these clips of the dancing woman, but the user @marijoparanormal, who is dedicated to documenting paranormal stories, revealed the true meaning of this woman appearing dancing in the dark.

To begin, we must make it clear that this is a legend that has its origins in Croatia and Serbia, and that, being from two different places, it has different variants of the story.

It has become popular to display the woman, who according to legend, has the name of Baba za Zvezdara (grandmother of Zvezdara, whose name is the same as the city where they have claimed that she appears), and a large number of users have claimed to find themselves with the woman; However, as the legend goes, encountering the terrifying dancer does not represent anything good.

What does it mean to meet Baba za Zvezdara?

One of the versions of the legend says that, if you meet this woman, she will begin to dance with the sole intention that whoever watches her will begin to imitate her, but this is worse than it seems, because if you fall into her trap and If you imitate her or if you get too close to her, you will have no escape, because the woman will chase you until she manages to kill you, there are even those who claim that she carries a knife with her.

Another variant indicates that the woman dances out of pure joy because she has found a new sacrifice, in this case, the person who has decided to see her will be her next victim.

Although this is something we should not worry about, since the people who have reported seeing it are residents of Zvezdara, Serbia, a more than distant place, but it is clear that it is inevitable to feel chills every time you come across a video on social networks. of Baba dancing.

This story is not something so current, since it was in 2019 that it was announced that an unknown woman who was wearing typical clothing of the country was wandering down a street, according to reports, she began to dance and if someone approached, the woman He pulled out a knife and threatened him.

From the first reports, the story began to spread in local media, as well as various videos and images. There were even people who claimed that the woman jumped in front of people and some cars, to finally start dancing.

According to different versions, this dance is similar to a folk dance originally from Serbia, which coincides with the uniqueness of the sightings.

Some cases that have found this woman

According to what was reported, a group of boys saw the woman dancing and, very afraid, preferred to flee from her, but one of them decided to record her, so he began to follow them and threaten them with what seemed to be a knife.

On the other hand, several children who were having fun in the street ran into her on different occasions, according to testimonies, as did many neighbors who also claimed to have seen her.