zâne

nature_spirit earth drought single tradition · 1

Zâne are human-sized dolls created by young villagers, which they pretended were real girls that have to be kidnapped and buried in order to end droughts. This is attested in Lișna as a transition between the human version and the Caloian.

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020

Relationships

co occurs with
Iene
aspect of
Caloian
manifests as
human-sized dolls

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“A transition between the human version and the Caloian is attested in Lișna, where young villagers created human-sized dolls, or zâne, which they pretended were real girls that have to be kidnapped and buried in order to end droughts.”

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