The Blue Virgin islands

Blå Jungfrun, literally translated into Blue Virgin, was thought to be a place where witches met. They were supposed to meet up there each Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter.

Carolus Linnaeus, that's right, the zoologist, was sceptical about the island when he visited back in 1741 saying, "… women and fairy-tales … generally say that all witches will go here (truly a rather difficult journey) each Maundy Thursday; but those who have visited the place once are not likely to return, and should inf out the reason for the fable: If any place int he world looks hideous, this is surely one of the most cruel…

To this day, some people still believe that if you remove a stone from the island, you will have back luck until the stone is returned.

Stone labyrinth! Don't pick up a stone and take it home!





[Source: Wikimedia, Wikipedia]