Bardha

Bardha (English: 'the white one') is an Albanian mythological figure, appearing either as a zana (nymph) or as an ora (Fate goddess) associated with good luck.

Folk beliefs

The inhabitants of the Dukagjini Mountains believed that three types of Ora (Fate goddesses) existed: "e Bardha (The White One) distributes good luck and wishes humans well, e Verdha (The Yellow One) distributes bad luck and casts evil spells, and e Zeza (The Black One) who decides death".^[1]

According to old folklore that thinks of them as nymph-like creatures, a bardha is similar to zana e malit. In order to appease them one distributes sugar or leaves cakes on the ground.^[2][3] In Albanian popular belief they are pale, nebulous figures who dwell under the earth.^[3]