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Pijavica

Ditshomo le dinonwaneBafu ba tsohilengThohako

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

Di lwantshe
Tshimoloho
Slovene and Croatian
Slovenia, Croatia, Czechia, Slovakia
Se e bakang
Thohako
An evil life, incest between mother and son being singled out, turns a person into one after death.
Kamoo o fetohang e nngwe ya tsona kateng
Someone who led a wicked life, especially one who committed incest.
Dintlha tse fokolang
  • fire, if it is caught awake
  • exorcism, if it is found in its grave by day
  • garlic and wine at the windows
dinoutu tsa patlisiso

Seo mehlodi e se buang

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

Mehlodi

  1. Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia

Ntlha e nngwe le e nngwe leqepheng lena e tswa mehloding ena, e ngotswe ka mantswe a rona. O bone phoso? Re bolelle ho [email protected].

Fepa letshwele. Ha ho dipapatso, ha ho disebedisi tsa ho latela, e lefellwa ke motho a le mong. Tjhelete ya teboho e e boloka inthaneteng.Fana ka tjhelete ya teboho

Ditshomo tsa dinaha tseo

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

Tse ding tse kang ena

GhoulArabicPocongJavanese / Indonesian and MalayRo-langsTibetanToyolMalay and IndonesianXiangxi walking corpsesChinese (western Hunan; attributed to Miao sorcery)CondenadoAndean (Peru and Bolivia)
Fepa letshweleFana ka tjhelete ya teboho