According to the 1948 record, fishermen caught a mermaid in the Neman near Plokščiais.

They put her in a bathtub and presented to their neighbors.

It’s said she was afraid of everyone except for the wife of her keeper, and was crying whenever people came to see her.

When the locals got bored of that sad creature, the mermaid’s capturers began traveling with her across the nearby villages. But soon, the interest of the public exhausted itself, and they let her go.

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Known your seal-folk 🌊🦭🌊

The roanes — the seal-folk from the Scottish Highlands
The selkies — the seal-folk from the Shetlands and Orkney
Kópakonur — the Faroese sea-maidens
Marmennlar — the Icelandic seal-folk

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Illustration: Tijana Lukovic

In the Urals, madness is connected with the Devil.

“Oshutet” (to lose your mind, to get crazy) literally means “to become a jester”.
And “jester” there is another name for the devil — back in the days, jesters used to be seen as “empty” (soulless, damned) and therefore, they were associated with the unholy forces.

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Illustration: Claude Harrison

February is the month of hungry wolves and blizzards 🐺

According to East Slavic superstitions, if your cat is scratching the floor today, it’s better to stay home — a snow storm is already on its way.

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