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Pijavica

Folclore e mitusNunmortIna maledicziun

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

Al cumbat
Origin
Slovene and Croatian
Slovenia, Croazia, Tschechia, Slovachia
Tge che chaschuna quai
Ina maledicziun
An evil life, incest between mother and son being singled out, turns a person into one after death.
Co ch'ins daventa in
Someone who led a wicked life, especially one who committed incest.
Puncts flaivels
  • 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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Tge che las funtaunas din

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

Funtaunas

  1. Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia

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