Ovinnik
The Ovinnik (Russian: Овинник), Joŭnik or Jownik (Belarusian: Ёўнік) is a malevolent spirit of the threshing house in Slavic folklore. He is prone to burning down the threshing houses by setting fire to the grain. To placate him, peasants would offer him roosters and bliny. On New Year's Eve, the touch of an Ovinnik would determine their fortune for the New Year. A warm touch meant good luck and fortune, while a cold touch meant unhappiness.
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| Spirits | Forest spirits | Vužalka • Zazoŭka • Hajovy Dzied • Hajoŭka • Liasun • Puščavik |
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fertility spirits | Damavik • Damavucha • Humiennik • Joŭnik • Krasnaliudak • Piačurnik • Siorbaj • Chlieŭnik • Chut • Valasień • Punnik • Lion and Llianica • Rajok |
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disaster spirits | Apivień • Baba-vialikanka • Badziulia • Bielaja Baba • Zmora • Kaduk • Kasny • Kopša • Mara • Načnica • Pamorak • Traska-Šuchna |
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dangerous for children | Žalieznaja baba • Žaliezny čalaviek • Mieša • Rasamacha • Stryha • Chapun • Cyhra |
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