Wise woman

A wise woman is usually the oldest woman in the village who was taken as a young girl to be the apprentice of the last wise woman. She will in turn take an apprentice when her time draws near. Wise women are knowledgeable in the old ways. While rural villages still depend on them, larger cities no longer do. In some places, they are hunted down and killed as witches.
== Notable wise women ==
* the wise woman in Lower Posada
* Lille
pl:Mądra
ru:Вещунья
Category:Folklore