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FestivalsCongee: Comforting spirits during the hungry ghost festival CharmsBangkok noodle shop owner survives wrecked pickup, credits sacred amulet FestivalsLongmont Hosts 26th Anniversary of Colorado’s Longest-Running Day of the Dead Celebration Living traditionsThe humanistic beauty in the Su Khon Khoai ceremony of the Lu people.CharmsMichelline Syjuco: Return of the savant-garde CharmsGarba Night 2026: 6 Evil eye protection remedies to follow before and after dandiya celebrations MuseumsHex marks the spot: An exhibition explores how magic has evolved | Hindustan Times Living traditionsThe New Rice Festival at Dong Cuong Temple in Lao Cai: Spreading the beauty of traditional culture.Living traditionsAncestors, dreams and dance: Vincent Mantsoe returns to UJ CharmsNow Might Be a Good Time for a Talisman FestivalsCongee: Comforting spirits during the hungry ghost festival CharmsBangkok noodle shop owner survives wrecked pickup, credits sacred amulet FestivalsLongmont Hosts 26th Anniversary of Colorado’s Longest-Running Day of the Dead Celebration Living traditionsThe humanistic beauty in the Su Khon Khoai ceremony of the Lu people.CharmsMichelline Syjuco: Return of the savant-garde CharmsGarba Night 2026: 6 Evil eye protection remedies to follow before and after dandiya celebrations MuseumsHex marks the spot: An exhibition explores how magic has evolved | Hindustan Times Living traditionsThe New Rice Festival at Dong Cuong Temple in Lao Cai: Spreading the beauty of traditional culture.Living traditionsAncestors, dreams and dance: Vincent Mantsoe returns to UJ CharmsNow Might Be a Good Time for a Talisman

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Transylvania

2 entries tied to Transylvania.

KindTradition Rite Charm Oracle Substance Being Figure Text Illusion Belief

PurposeProtection Healing Seeing and foretelling Luck and prosperity Love and attraction Cursing and harm Cleansing and purification Speaking with spirits and the dead Change and initiation Binding and oaths Power and authority Wonder and entertainment

WhoShamans Folk healers Priests and ritual specialists Witches, sorcerers and cunning folk Diviners and readers Mediums and the possessed Ceremonial magicians and alchemists Households and ordinary people Stage magicians Scholars and sceptics

BeliefHindu and Tantric Buddhist Jain Muslim and Sufi Jewish Christian Sikh Zoroastrian Shinto and Taoist Indigenous and shamanic African and Afro-diasporic Pagan and Neopagan Esoteric and occult Folk and village custom Secular and stage Other traditions

OccasionWeddings and betrothal Festivals Birth and childhood Death and remembrance Harvest, farming and weather New year Initiation and coming of age Illness and misfortune Journeys and voyages Everyday use

StandingLiving Revived Fading Historical Legendary Performed

OrderBest known A to Z Newest Living first

🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreBuschgroßmutter A German forest spirit who rewards grooming and punishes mockeryBeing · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Legendary 🇷🇴 RomaniaNosferatu A word for 'vampire' made famous by Dracula, whose true origin is still unsettledBeing · Cursing and harm · Protection Legendary

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