Metsaaisa
nature_spirit forest Estonian mythology single tradition · 1
Metsaaisa is the forest father. According to Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, straw puppets dressed alternately as Metsaema (forest mother) and Metsaisa (forest father) were used in metsiku tegemine festivals in the 17th and 18th centuries.
When
- First attested
- 1600 CE
- Attested period
- 1600 – 1700
- Historical notes
- Straw puppets dressed as Metsaaisa were used in metsiku tegemine festivals in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Relationships
- consort of
- Metsaema
- co occurs with
- Vir'ava, Meža mate, Medeina, Mielikki, metsaneitsi, metsapiiga, metsapreili, Metsavana
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“According to Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, straw puppets dressed alternately as Metsaema (forest mother) and Metsaisa (forest father) were used in metsiku tegemine festivals in the 17th and 18th centuries.”
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