馃嚙馃嚞 Magic in Bulgaria
37 entries from Bulgaria, best known first, across 5 places of magic.
Places of magic in Bulgaria
PurposeProtectionHealingSeeing and foretellingLuck and prosperityLove and attractionCursing and harmCleansing and purificationSpeaking with spirits and the deadChange and initiationBinding and oathsPower and authorityWonder and entertainment
WhoShamansFolk healersPriests and ritual specialistsWitches, sorcerers and cunning folkDiviners and readersMediums and the possessedCeremonial magicians and alchemistsHouseholds and ordinary peopleStage magiciansScholars and sceptics
BeliefHindu and TantricBuddhistJainMuslim and SufiJewishChristianSikhZoroastrianShinto and TaoistIndigenous and shamanicAfrican and Afro-diasporicPagan and NeopaganEsoteric and occultFolk and village customSecular and stageOther traditions
馃嚪馃嚫 Serbia and 5 moreVampire
An undead creature from folklore that feeds on the blood or life force of the livingBeing 路 Cursing and harm 路 Luck and prosperity Legendary
馃嚝馃嚪 France and 5 moreWerewolf
A mythical shapeshifter that turns into a wolf, central to European witch-hunts and Gothic horror.Being 路 Cursing and harm 路 Wonder and entertainment Legendary
馃嚪馃嚭 Russia and 4 moreBaba Yaga
A complex Slavic witch figure who lives in a moving hut and flies in a mortar.Figure 路 Cursing and harm 路 Protection Legendary
馃嚪馃嚭 Russia and 3 moreLeshy谢械褕懈泄
A forest spirit from Slavic folklore who guards the woods and misleads travelers.Being 路 Protection 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚟馃嚪 Croatia and 5 moreVilavila (Serbian: 胁懈谢邪), v铆la (Bulgarian: 胁懈虂谢邪)
Slavic nature spirits known for healing, storms, and deadly dancesBeing 路 Protection 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚘馃嚤 Albania and 4 moreDhampir
A half-vampire figure from Balkan folklore who hunts the undeadBeing 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚪馃嚧 Romania and 5 moreBalaur
A many-headed dragon from Romanian folklore that guards treasures and controls the weather.Being 路 Cursing and harm 路 Power and authority Legendary
馃嚪馃嚧 Romania and 2 moreZmeu
A humanoid dragon from Romanian folklore that kidnaps maidens and steals treasures.Being 路 Cursing and harm 路 Love and attraction Legendary
馃嚪馃嚭 Russia and 1 moreChuvash dragon袙訔褉訔耀訔谢械薪
A mythological serpent from Chuvash legends that can fly and breathe fire.Being 路 Wonder and entertainment Legendary
馃嚪馃嚭 Russia and 2 moreSupernatural beings in Slavic religion
Mythic entities of nature, death, and fate in Slavic folklore and belief.Being 路 Protection 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚡馃嚨 Japan and 5 moreMythic humanoids
Creatures that blend human and animal traits across global folkloreBeing 路 Wonder and entertainment Legendary
馃嚪馃嚭 Russia and 1 moreKuma Lisa袣褍屑邪 袥懈褋邪
A trickster fox from Slavic folklore who outwits other animalsFigure 路 Wonder and entertainment Legendary
馃嚙馃嚞 Bulgaria and 1 moreIspolin懈褋锌芯谢懈薪
A legendary giant from Bulgarian folklore, said to be the second generation of Earth's inhabitants.Figure Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Supernatural beings in Slavic religion: Bartolomeo Giuliano, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Baba Yaga: Ivan Bilibin, Public domain, source
- Werewolf: Mont Sudbury, Public domain, source
- Vampire: Edvard Munch, Public domain, source
- Leshy: 螕蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Vila: Scan by NYPL, Public domain, source
- Ispolin: Joshua Davis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source