Description of the attraction
At 277 km from the city of Murmansk, not far from the small town of Kandalaksha, there is a certain labyrinth, whose age is close to the mark of four thousand years. Most scientists assume that such an amazing riddle in its form is more reminiscent of a trap, which was often used by ancient people in the process of catching fish or as performing various rituals with the help of which luck should have switched to their side.
The most common name for the Kandalaksha labyrinth is the stone labyrinth "Babylon", which is a large system of intricate passages, laid out exclusively of stone - it was in these places that ancient people performed their magic rituals. There is an opinion that the rituals have nothing to do with labyrinths, but only served as an aid for hunting. There were cases when the dead were buried in the labyrinth passages. It is known that many primitive peoples had this kind of labyrinths. In all the available labyrinths, there are intricate and intricate passages, which are laid out in a special way of stone in the form of a spiral, which is especially noticeable in several places located on the Kola Peninsula, next to the Umba and Pona rivers.
Such a noticeable popularity of the presence of labyrinths gives rise to an actually fantastic hypothesis about the purpose of these buildings. There are scientists-researchers who believe that there was a close connection between the belief of ancient peoples in the afterlife, other worlds and this kind of stone structures. It is believed that the villages near which the labyrinths were located, apparently, maintained communication with each other, even despite the great distances; at the same time, powerful structures were used not only as an antenna, but also as a kind of receiver.
It is worth noting that none of the theories presented have found accurate confirmation to date, because no traces of burials could be found in the soil under the spirals, and as for confirming the version about the presence of doors to other worlds and the method of transmitting various signals in this way over long distances - then it is not at all possible.
All the tribes living near the labyrinth, whose name sounds like the Pomors, called the spirals made up of medium-sized stones "Babylon". In this case, it is worth considering: why did the ancient people choose this name? This question can be answered in different ways: according to the first version, it is assumed that the word "Babylon" in translation into Russian sounds like "wavy, winding", and this option is considered the most obvious, but still not the only and confirmed. There is another version, according to which it is believed that the word "Babylon" is a somewhat distorted word "Avalon", which translated from the Celtic language means "the place where fairies live." If we translate the word "Avalon" into Russian, then it means "apple", which is somewhat comparable with the shape inherent in "Babylon", reminiscent of an apple cut along the length.
There is a legend that says that only a select few can get to the labyrinth, but in fact it is not very easy to get to the labyrinth, because it is not so close to the city of Murmansk, especially for people who are not familiar with this area to find the right place it will be very difficult, because many simply do not notice it.
To date, it has been precisely determined that on the territory of the modern Kandalaksha region there were two religious cults, one of which was called the cult of the highest gods, and the other was the cult of the Seids - sacred stones in which sacred and respected spirits live. It is known that Seid always demanded respect for himself, and for his respectful attitude he always rewarded a rich catch on the hunt.
"Babylon" in the Kandalaksha hills is a unique, although not uncommon phenomenon, because the largest concentration of labyrinths is located on the famous Volosyanaya Sopka, three kilometers from the main road of Kandalaksha. All the secrets of the mysterious "Babylon" have not yet been clarified, which means that new excavations will follow.
