Metsaisa
nature_spirit forest Estonian mythology single tradition · 1
Metsaisa, also known as "forest father", is a forest spirit. Straw puppets dressed as Metsaisa were used in metsiku tegemine festivals.
When
- Attested period
- 1600 – 1700
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in connection with 17th-18th century festivals.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- leshy, metsahaldjas, Vörsa, Metsavana, Metsaema
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald states in his book on Estonian mythology that as late as the 17th and 18th centuries straw puppets dressed alternately as Metsaema (forest mother) and Metsaisa (forest father) were used in metsiku tegemine festivals.”
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