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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

Lolsiisi
Ka'umsa
Slovene and Croatian
Isloveeniyaa, Kiroweeshiyaa, Cheekiyaa, Islovaakiyaa
Maaltu isa fida
Abaarsa
An evil life, incest between mother and son being singled out, turns a person into one after death.
Akkamitti isa taata
Someone who led a wicked life, especially one who committed incest.
Bakkeewwan laafoo
  • fire, if it is caught awake
  • exorcism, if it is found in its grave by day
  • garlic and wine at the windows
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Maddoonni maal jedhu

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

Maddoota

  1. Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia

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Vampir (South Slavic)South Slavic (Serbian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Bosnian), 1725UpiórSlavic, 1100Johannes CuntiusSilesian (German), 1582Jure GrandoIstrian (Croatian), 1672FextCzech and central European, 1630KozlakDalmatian (Croatian)

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GhoulArabicPocongJavanese / Indonesian and MalayRo-langsTibetanToyolMalay and IndonesianXiangxi walking corpsesChinese (western Hunan; attributed to Miao sorcery)CondenadoAndean (Peru and Bolivia)
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