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Pijavica

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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

Lwanyisa
Gy'ava
Slovene and Croatian
Slovenia, Kurowasiya, Ceeka, Slovakia
Ekikireeta
Ekikolimo
An evil life, incest between mother and son being singled out, turns a person into one after death.
Engeri omuntu gy'afuukamu omu ku bo
Someone who led a wicked life, especially one who committed incest.
Ebifo ebinafu
  • fire, if it is caught awake
  • exorcism, if it is found in its grave by day
  • garlic and wine at the windows
ebiwandiiko by'omu nnimiro

Ensibuko bye zigamba

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

Ensibuko

  1. Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia

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