Baba Korizma/Баба Коризма

She beats those who break the Lenten fast with Her seven sticks;
She steals away the naughty little children to Her mountain cave;
She is old and tall, mean and thin and dresses completely in black.

She discards one stick as each week of the Lenten fasting passes;
She ransoms children to their parents on Easter for Easter eggs;
She is self-abnegation, patience, and ascetic devotion, divine.

Spring slowly gilds poverty, but we cannot live on flowers alone.

Source: 
Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Baba_Yaga/yVN64AACjMAC?hl=en&gbpv=0

Music:
Best Slavic Trap Music Mix 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGnZ8-YvxtM