Results for "saint"
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🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis🇱🇨 Saint Lucia🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Catherine's Monastery, EgyptSaint Guinefort Wood, FranceSaint Louis Cemetery No. 1, United StatesSaint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, FranceSaint Petersburg, RussiaSaint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 moreSaint Andrew's Day
A Christian feast day marked by national holidays in Scotland and Romania, and folk divination across Europe.Rite · Seeing and foretelling · Luck and prosperity Living
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreSaint Michael
A Christian archangel who defends the faithful and weighs soulsBeing · Protection · Cursing and harm Living
🇮🇹 Italy and 3 moreSaint Valentine's Key
A metal key charm from Padua used for healing epilepsy and as a romantic tokenCharm · Healing · Love and attraction Living
🇫🇮 Finland and 2 moreSaint Knut's Daytjugondag jul; nuutinpäivä
A January festival ending the Christmas season with tree removal and traditional visits.Rite · Cleansing and purification Living
🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 moreFolk saint
Unofficially recognized holy figures venerated by local communities for intercession and miraclesBelief · Protection · Healing Living
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreCompanions of Saint Nicholas
Dark figures who accompany the gift-bringer to discipline children across Central EuropeFigure · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Living
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreNarco-saintNarcosantos
Folk saints honoured by drug traffickers and other criminalsBelief · Power and authority Living
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 morePhallic saint
Saints and local gods called on for fertility, shown with a penisBelief · Love and attraction Historical
🇫🇷 FranceHoly GrailSaint Graal
A cup or stone from Arthurian legend with miraculous powersFigure · Healing · Luck and prosperity Legendary
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreSt John's Eve
A Christian vigil marked by bonfires and plant gathering on the summer solstice eveRite · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreBonfire
A large outdoor fire used in seasonal festivals and religious feasts across many culturesRite · Cleansing and purification · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇮🇳 IndiaBamakhepaবামাখ্যাপা
A Bengali Hindu saint known for his devotion to Goddess Tara and meditation in cremation grounds.Figure · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
🇨🇺 Cuba and 4 moreSanteríaRegla de Ocha
An Afro-Cuban religion blending Yoruba spirits with Catholic saintsTradition · Protection · Healing Living
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 moreWalpurgis NightWalpurgisnacht
A spring vigil marking the eve of Saint Walpurga's feast day with bonfires and student festivalsRite · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 moreBrigid's crossCros Bhríde
A woven straw charm hung for protection, named after Ireland's patron saintCharm · Protection · Luck and prosperity Living
🇬🇧 United KingdomSt Mark's Eve
An English folk custom to witness omens of death and future marriage on the eve of a saint's feast dayRite · Seeing and foretelling · Cursing and harm Historical
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreSoul cake
A spiced cake given to soulers during Allhallowtide to remember the dead.Tradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Luck and prosperity Living
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreGorakhnathगोरक्षनाथ
A Hindu yogi and saint who founded the Nath monastic order in India.Figure · Power and authority · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇳🇵 Nepal and 1 moreMatsyendranathMacchindranāth, Mīnanātha
A yogi and rain deity revered across Hindu and Buddhist traditions in South Asia.Figure · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Living
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 moreGauchito Gil
A folk saint from Argentina who protects the poor and outcastsBeing · Protection · Healing Living
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 5 morePrester JohnPresbyter Ioannes
A legendary Christian king and priest said to rule a lost kingdom in the East.Figure · Power and authority Legendary
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreHalloween
A Christian vigil on 31 October for the dead, now marked by costumes and carved vegetablesRite · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Protection Living
🇸🇪 Sweden and 5 moreMidsummerJāņi; Joninės; Jaanipäev; Enyovden; Litha; Juhannus
A summer solstice festival marked by bonfires, maypole dancing, and feasting across Europe.Tradition · Protection · Luck and prosperity Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 3 moreYemọjaYemoja
A mother spirit of rivers and oceans worshipped across Yoruba and diaspora traditionsBeing · Protection · Healing Living
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreSanta MuerteNuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte
A female skeletal folk saint in Mexico and the Americas, worshipped for protection, healing, and safe passage.Tradition · Protection · Healing Living
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreKrampus
A horned Alpine figure who punishes misbehaving children on KrampusnachtFigure · Cursing and harm Living
🇭🇹 Haiti and 2 moreLwa
Spirits in Haitian Vodou that mediate between people and the creator god.Being · Protection · Healing Living
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreDay of the DeadDía de los Muertos
A Mexican holiday honoring the dead with altars, food, and humor during Allhallowtide.Tradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Luck and prosperity Living
🇳🇴 Norway and 2 moreValknut
A symbol of three interlocked triangles found on Germanic artifacts and used in modern Heathenry.Belief · Power and authority Living
🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreSan La Muerte
A skeletal folk saint venerated in South America for protection and favorsTradition · Protection · Healing Living
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreLal Shahbaz Qalandarلعل شهباز قلندر
A Sufi saint and poet revered in South Asia, especially among the Sindhi people.Figure · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
🇬🇹 GuatemalaMaximónRi Laj Mam
A Maya folk saint and trickster deity venerated in the Guatemalan HighlandsBeing · Protection · Healing Living
🇬🇧 United KingdomGreen Children of Woolpit
A medieval English legend about two green-skinned siblings who appeared in a Suffolk village.Figure · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇷🇺 RussiaOssetian mythologyИрон мифологи
The beliefs and supernatural beings of the Ossetian people in the Caucasus.Tradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreCount of St. GermainComte de Saint Germain
An 18th-century European adventurer known for alchemy, music, and claims of immortality.Figure · Power and authority · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreHoly well
A water source revered for healing and ritual across pagan and Christian traditionsTradition · Healing · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇯🇵 JapanEn no Gyōja役小角
A legendary Japanese ascetic and founder of Shugendō mountain practiceFigure · Power and authority · Protection Historical
🇪🇬 Egypt and 3 moreEx-voto
A gift left in a shrine to mark a vow kept or a miracle receivedCharm · Protection · Healing Living
🇫🇷 France and 3 moreReliquary
A container for sacred remains or objects, crafted across many faithsCharm · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 morePersonifications of death
Figures from many cultures that embody the end of life and guide soulsFigure · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇳🇴 NorwayCyprianus
A Scandinavian folk magic grimoire and the tradition of spells it containsText · Healing · Seeing and foretelling Historical
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 4 moreTrinidad Orisha
A syncretic Afro-Caribbean faith blending Yoruba spirit work with Christian and other traditions in Trinidad.Tradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Healing Living
🇬🇧 United KingdomLoch Ness MonsterUilebheist Loch Nis
A legendary lake creature from the Scottish Highlands, famous for disputed photographs and folk tales.Being · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇷🇺 Russia and 12 moreOgnyena MariaОгнена Марија
A Slavic fire goddess linked to lightning, rain, and seasonal fire bansFigure · Protection · Healing Living
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia and 1 moreKélé
An Afro-Saint Lucian faith rooted in Yoruba traditions and secret practiceTradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Living
🇫🇷 France and 2 moreTarasqueTarasca
A mythical beast from Provence tamed by Saint Martha and paraded in festivalsBeing · Wonder and entertainment Living
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreSailors' superstitions
A global collection of omens, charms and taboos used by mariners to manage the risks of life at seaBelief · Protection · Luck and prosperity Living
🇸🇴 Somalia and 2 moreSalihiyyaالصالحية
A Somali Sufi order founded by Sayyid Muhammad Salih, known for its strict stance against saint intercession and anti-coTradition · Power and authority Historical
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreLutzelfrau
A German Alpine witch who brings fruit or punishes childrenFigure · Protection · Cursing and harm Living
🇵🇰 PakistanPir Pithoro
A Sufi saint revered by the Meghwar community in Sindh, Pakistan.Figure · Protection Living
🇷🇺 RussiaZoya's Standing
A Soviet-era tale of a dancer frozen in place for mocking a saint's iconBelief Legendary
🇭🇹 HaitiMarassa Jumeaux
The divine twins of Haitian Vodou, representing love, truth, and justice.Being · Love and attraction · Cursing and harm Living
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreGabrielגבריאל
An archangel who carries divine messages and explains visions in Abrahamic traditionsBeing · Protection Living
🇧🇷 BrazilMãe-de-santo
A woman priest in Candomblé, Umbanda and QuimbandaTradition · Power and authority Living
🇦🇷 Argentina and 1 moreSan Baltasar
A folk saint of African origin, honoured in Argentina with drums and dance on 6 JanuaryFigure · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreFolk practices in Punjab
Indigenous beliefs and rituals of the Punjabi people across India and PakistanTradition · Protection · Healing Living
🇻🇳 VietnamThánh Trần worshiptín ngưỡng thờ Đức Thánh Trần
A Vietnamese folk cult around a deified general, reached through mediums in trance danceTradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 2 moreMama D'Leau
A river spirit of the Caribbean islands who protects aquatic life and heals people.Being · Healing · Protection Legendary
🇩🇲 DominicaBelie Belcan
A loa of justice and protection in Dominican Vudú, linked to Saint Michael.Being · Protection · Cursing and harm Living
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 3 moreZwarte Piet
A companion of Saint Nicholas in Low Countries folklore, now the subject of major cultural debate.Figure · Luck and prosperity Living
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Gorakhnath: Anandanath, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Krampus: Naturpuur, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lwa: Hector Hyppolite, Public domain, source
- Jack-o'-lantern: Toby Ord, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Valknut: Sacrificial_scene_on_Hammars_(I).JPG : Berig derivative work: The Man, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- San La Muerte: Sergio Serrano, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Phallic saint: No machine-readable author provided. Manproc assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Thánh Trần worship: Rio Lam, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lal Shahbaz Qalandar: Fassifarooq, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mãe-de-santo: Antônio Milena/ABr, CC BY 3.0 br, source
- Egungun: Ìṣẹ̀ṣeAssembly, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St John's Eve: Jules Breton, Public domain, source
- Bonfire: S Marshall, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bamakhepa: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Santería: Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gabriel: uploader Koperczak ( talk ) 06:28, 24 March 2009 (UTC), Public domain, source
- Jesús Malverde: Tomascastelazo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Imbolc: Culnacreann, CC BY 3.0, source
- Soul cake: Samantha, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lutzelfrau: Karel Rozum, Public domain, source
- Matsyendranath: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Tarasque: Olivier, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Prester John: Diogo Homem, Public domain, source
- Midsummer: Kora27, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yemọja: Samuel Tobbytex007, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Holy Grail: Photographed by the National Library of Wales, CC0, source
- En no Gyōja: Wmpearl, CC0, source
- Santa Muerte: Not home, Public domain, source
- Reliquary: Attributed to Jean de Toul, also written Jehan de Touyl in one source, CC0, source
- Holy well: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Companions of Saint Nicholas: unknown, unreadable signature on bottom right hand side, Public domain, source
- Ex-voto: JTSH26, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Personifications of death: No machine-readable author provided. Kirtap assumed (based on copyrigh, CC BY 2.5, source
- Sailors' superstitions: Siren Painter (eponymous vase), Public domain, source
- Salihiyya: Douglas James Jardine (1888-1946), Public domain, source
- Loch Ness Monster: StaraBlazkova at Czech Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pir Pithoro: Missbaloch, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Walpurgis Night: Luis Ricardo Falero, Public domain, source
- Maximón: Sapfan (Jan Pesula), Public domain, source
- Folk practices in Punjab: Veer jindal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Saint Michael: Francesco Botticini, Public domain, source
- Belie Belcan: Domfranciscorodrigues, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zwarte Piet: The illustrator is Daan Hoeksma, who died in 1935. The author is liste, Public domain, source
- Ognyena Maria: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Day of the Dead: RubeHM, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Saint Andrew's Day: Henryk Siemiradzki, Public domain, source