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In Bulgarian folklore, they are associated with places related to water - wells, rivers, lakes. [3] Thus, there are landmarks in Bulgaria that have the word "samodiva" or "samovila" in them. An example of that are the Samodivski Lakes in the Pirin Mountain. Specifically, they live under large old trees, in abandoned sheds or in dark caves that ...
Pages in category "Bulgarian folklore" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ala (demon) B.
Monument of Hitar Petar in front of the House of Humour and Satire in Gabrovo, Bulgaria which was built in 1981. Hitar Petar or Itar Pejo (Itar Petar) ( Bulgarian : Хитър Петър , Macedonian : Итар Пејо or Итар Петар ), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] meaning " Crafty Peter " [ 4 ] or " Clever Peter ", is a character of Bulgarian ...
Vile like to ride horses or stags, they go hunting, dance in a circle dance (Serbo-Croatian: vilino kolo, Bulgarian: samodivski igriška) and seek the love of handsome strong men, assisting them against their enemies. Their fondness for fighting is reminiscent of the teutonic Valkyrie and is unique in Slavic mythology. They possess supernatural ...
Sly Peter - In Bulgarian and Macedonian folklore. Stingy Jack - a folkloric character associated with Halloween. He outwits the Devil, but displeases God in the process. Because his soul is denied entry into Heaven and Hell, he is doomed to haunt the earth as a ghost, carrying a lantern - thus being the origin of the Jack-o'-Lantern.
Stamp-russia2017-literature-heritage-of-russia-fables-block (cropped 4) Kuma Lisa (Macedonian and Bulgarian: Кума Лиса or Godmother Fox translated literally into English) or Lisa Patrikeyevna (Russian: Лиса Патрикеевна, meaning Fox Patrikas's-daughter, named after prince Patrikas, [1] who was known as a very sly politician) or Lysychka-sestrychka (Ukrainian ...
Typical Martenitsa. A Martenitsa (Bulgarian: мартеница, pronounced [ˈmartɛnit͡sa]; Macedonian: мартинка, romanized: martinka; Greek: μάρτης, romanized: mártis; Romanian: mărțișor [mər.t͡siˈʃor] ⓘ; Albanian: verore) is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and usually in the form of two dolls, a white male and a red female.
In Bulgarian folklore there exists the character of twelve Navias who suck the blood out of women giving birth, whereas in the Primary Chronicle the Navias are presented as a demonic personification of the 1092 plague in Polotsk. [3] According to folk beliefs, Navias may take the form of birds. [4]