The expressions for magic or spells in Bosnia are “sihir”, “čarka” or “magija”. We are all familiar that the word magic comes from the Persian word ” Magi” which was used to refer to the priests of the old Iranian religion, however what most of us do not know is that the Bosnian word “čarati” i.e. practice magic or čarka also comes from the Persian word "čare" i.e. "remedy, salvation, means".