Modern children are afraid of some kind of zombies and vampires, although there are much more interesting characters in our mythology. You have all heard about mermaids, gobies, kikimor and the Serpent Gorynych, but today we will not talk about them.
Our ancestors really believed in these creatures, but now there is no evidence of their real existence. This is good, but knowing your culture is far more useful than knowing all the monsters of Halloween.
Hapun is a small, gnarled grandfather with a large bag in his hands. He flies through the air and looks out for the most naughty, greedy, constantly lying children. When such a child is left alone, the old man steals him. Nobody sees Khapun, so it is impossible to escape from him. A child can see him when he opens the bag, and he will do it only in a dark forest. Hapun does not kill children, but mocks them so that they also grow up to be the same Hapuns.
Shishiga is a small creature with a hump, as well as crooked, thin arms. She is always naked and shaggy. The person is dragged into the water. Even if the victim is saved, it is unlikely that she will continue a long and happy life.
Kostomakhs are skeletons of the dead who can crawl out of their graves and intimidate a passer-by.
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Igosha is a stillborn child. It was believed that he continues to live where he was buried. But most often such children were buried near their home. They were feared and respected because they believed that they were guarding their home. At the table, remembering such a child, the family left a plate of food.
Swamp is a creature inhabited at the bottom of a swamp. He's thick and covered in algae. Lures people into the quagmire and destroys them.
Yrka is a night spirit that has luminous eyes. They were believed to be suicides. These spirits live in the field, since the goblin do not allow them to enter the forest. It was believed that if a person walks across the field and it seems to him that someone is watching him, then there is no need to look around, even if they call by name in a familiar voice. Only by saying three times “mind me,” salvation awaits a person.
Verlioka - lives in a deep forest. He is tall and has only one eye. Kills everything that comes his way. But if the verlioka dies, his victims are immediately resurrected.
The troublemaker is a humanoid creature with a large round belly and always covered in goosebumps. From the ponds, he watches the bathing women. He dragged the lingerie of the girl he liked to the other side. The girl followed him, but this creature was waiting for her there. The troublemaker fell in love with her and took her with him.
Skarbnik is the keeper of treasures that have been bewitched. After death, the skarbnik took the soul of the owner of such treasures.