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
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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