Dancing Forest, "Curonian Spit", Kaliningrad region, Russia

The mysterious dancing forest is located in the Curonian Spit National Park in the Kaliningrad region. It is located on the 37th kilometer of the spit, near the village of Rybachy. Its name is associated with pine trees, the trunks of which curiously curved, as if in a dance. Trees of such an abnormal shape are not found in the entire park, but only in one part of it.To date, there is no exact explanation for this phenomenon. There are several scientific theories, as well as legends. One of them says that once the Sambian Prince Barty was hunting here and met the beautiful Predinia, who played the harp. The prince instantly fell in love with her and asked her to marry, but he was a pagan, and she was a Christian. The unhappy lover agreed to change his faith, but on condition that the Devotee could prove the omnipotence of her God. The girl began to play, and the trees moved to the beat of the music. Centuries after that, an outlandish forest began to grow in this place.Scientists put forward their theories, more mundane. So, they associate the anomaly with the activity of caterpillars that harm the apical buds. For this reason, the tree continues to grow due to the buds on the sides, and the trunk is deformed. They also talk about the influence of climate: there are sand dunes on the Curonian Spit, and a strong wind blows from the Baltic Sea. Researchers believe that this could affect the growth of trees.