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🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreJangseung장승 Wooden or stone poles that guard Korean villages and temples from evil spiritsTradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living

🇬🇧 United KingdomBrowniebrùnaidh A nocturnal household spirit from Scottish folklore that performs chores in exchange for offerings.Being · Protection · Luck and prosperity Legendary

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreBeating the bounds A ceremonial walk along parish or town borders to reaffirm boundaries and community memory.Rite · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living 🇮🇹 ItalyVegoiaVecu An Etruscan prophet credited with sacred books and land boundariesFigure · Seeing and foretelling · Power and authority Legendary 🇰🇪 KenyaFingo A protective talisman of the Mijikenda people in KenyaCharm · Protection Living

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Jangseung: Yoshiaki Sano, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Brownie: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Beating the bounds: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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