Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Holice · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

The Black Maiden

Near Holice a black maiden’s ghost appears on Good Friday, most often in Na Hradcích Wood, where three-legged goats also appear. Some identify them as the souls of enchanted nuns from Sezemice convent; others see them as death personified.

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Place
Holice
Municipality / starting point
Holice
District / region
Pardubice
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
17 km E of Pardubic

Near Holice a black maiden’s ghost appears on Good Friday, most often in Na Hradcích Wood, where three-legged goats also appear. Some identify them as the souls of enchanted nuns from Sezemice convent; others see them as death personified.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 114

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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