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Pijavica

Folclore y mitosNo muertoUna maldición

The pijavica, or 'leech', is a vampire-type revenant of the Slovene and Croatian lands. A sinful life, above all incest, was believed to produce one. It is destroyed by fire or laid by exorcism in its grave. The name records the blood-drinking that distinguishes Balkan walking dead from their northern counterparts.1

Combatirlo
Origen
Slovene and Croatian
Eslovenia, Croacia, Chequia, Eslovaquia
Qué lo causa
Una maldición
An evil life, incest between mother and son being singled out, turns a person into one after death.
Cómo te conviertes en uno
Someone who led a wicked life, especially one who committed incest.
Puntos débiles
  • fire, if it is caught awake
  • exorcism, if it is found in its grave by day
  • garlic and wine at the windows
notas de campo

Qué dicen las fuentes

1

The name means 'leech'1

2

Recorded in Croatia and Slovenia, with the word also known in Czech and Slovak1

3

Households protected the windows with garlic and wine1

4

It has to be burned if encountered active1

5

A priest's exorcism suffices if it is found lying in the grave1

Fuentes

  1. Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia

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