Heitmännchen
nature_spirit earth German single tradition · 1
A small spirit in Westphalia that shouts 'heit heit!' or 'ju ju!' and has the appearance of a little blue flame. It will 'aufhocken' if imitated but also helps with the harvest when offered a sandwich.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Homännchen, Hojemännlein, Hoymann, Homann, Hehmann, Egelsee-Hüper, Ropenkerl
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“There further is the Heitmännchen (Männchen = manikin) shouting 'heit heit!' or 'ju ju!'. It has the appearance of a little blue flame, will 'aufhocken' if imitated but also helps with the harvest when offered a sandwich.”
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