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	Fairy - Monstropedia - the largest encyclopedia about monsters
		A fairy (sometimes seen as fairie or faerie) is a spirit or supernatural being that is found in the legends, folklore, and mythology of many different cultures.
		In many legends, the fairies are prone to kidnapping humans, either as babies, leaving changelings in their place, or as young men and women.
		This is in contrast to the solitary fairies, such as the banshee, leprechaun, or pooka.
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	Slavic fairies
		Fairies in Slavic mythology come in several forms and their names are spelled differently based on the specific language.
		Among the Slavic creatures of folklore, for the English-speaking world the wilis are indelibly connected with the Romantic ballet Giselle, first danced in Paris in 1840, with its spectral wilis, young girls who have died on their wedding days, who almost snatch away the hero's life-breath, but must disappear at the break of dawn.
		Slavic women would go out in the first snow fall and make snow women to honor them, as it is believed to be brought by the Sky Women.
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	Slavic Fairies - WiccanWeb.ca (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fairies in Slavic Mythology come in several forms and their names are spelled differently based on the specific language.
		Among the Slavic creatures of folklore, for the English-speaking world the wilis are indelibly connected with the Romantic ballet Giselle, first danced in Paris in 1840, with its spectral wilis, young girls who have died on their wedding days, who almost snatch away the hero's life-breath, but must disappear at the break of dawn.
		In Slavic Mythology, a rusalka was a female ghost, water nymph or succubus or Mermaid-like daemon that dwelled in a lake.
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	Slavic Paganism
		Slavic Fertility and hunting goddesses; nymphs of rivers, lakes, and forests; half-woman and half-bird or half-fish.
		In Slavic mythologies, the planet Venus was commonly recognized as a maidenly goddess and attendant of the sun-god or sun-goddess, depending on the region.
		Slavic ceremonies were made to Dodola during droughts, invoking her to replenish the earth with her nourishing rainwater.
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	Slavic Faeries, Spirits and Minor Deities
		Slavic bathhouses were like saunas with an inner steaming room and an outer room for changing.
		The Slavic threshing barn was a 2 story building with a furnace entrenched in earth on the first floor and the second floor for drying the grain.
		Fairy rings of deep thick grass are left where they have danced which should never be trod upon (bad luck).
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		Slavic bathhouses were like saunas with an inner steaming room and an outer room for changing.
		The Slavic threshing barn was a 2 story building with a furnace entrenched in earth on the first floor and the second floor for drying the grain.
		Fairy rings of deep thick grass are left where they have danced which should never be trod upon (bad luck).
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Slavic fairies
		Fairy rings of deep thick grass are left where they have danced which should never be trod upon (bad luck).
		In Slavic mythology, a Rusalka (Polish Rusałka, Russian Rusalka) was a female ghost, water nymph, succubus or mermaid-like demon that dwelled in a lake.
		Slavic women would go out in the first snowfall and build snow women to honor them, as snow is believed to be brought by the sky women.
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	Slavic mythology
		Slavic religion recognizes three worlds: Jav, Prav, and Nav, Jav being the material world, Nav the immaterial, and Prav being the laws that govern them.
		The supreme god of Slavic pantheon is usually Svarog (senior member of Triglav).
		But exactly because of his nature he was not the most worshiped: that was Perun, while tribes that were occupied mostly with cattle could pay most attention to Veles and so on.
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	A fairy
		A fairy (sometimes seen as fairie or faerie; collectively wee folk) is a spirit or supernatural being that is found in the legends, folklore, and mythology of many different cultures.
		In many legends, the fairies are prone to kidnapping humans, either as babies, leaving changelings in their place, or as young men and women.
		This is in contrast to the solitary fairies, such as the banshee, leprechaun, or pooka.
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	Definition Vampire
		Moreover, western scholars trying to label similar phenomena across cultures have commonly confused the Slavic vampires with undead in far-off cultures– for example, China, Indonesia, the Philippines.
		The modern scholar must set aside all his or her previous concepts of the vampire, especially those gathered from books or film, and begin afresh with the simplest, most universal definition of a vampire.
		A commonly accepted definition of the European (or Slavic) vampire is a dead body which continues to live in the grave, which it leaves, however, by night, for the purpose of sucking blood of the living, whereby it is nourished and preserved in good condition, instead of becoming decomposed like other dead bodies.
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	Fairy Folk
		These days fairies are portrayed as tiny, pretty, winged creatures trailing golden light, like Tinkerbell in the Hollywood version of Peter Pan.
		A changeling is the offspring of a fairy, left secretly in exchange for a human child.
		The habit is widespread, children are stolen away from Japan to Scandinavia, and all across the British Isles.
	www.allinfoaboutmyths.com /fairy_folk.html (380 words)

	Slavic Treasures Glass Ornaments
		His goal is to offer quality, variety and themes that appeal to everyone, but expand on some of the collections that brought collectors to the Slavic line in 1998.
		As always the Slavic line is fresh and innovative and offers a breadth of styles that appeals to everyone.
		The separate division within Slavic Treasures called "Asian Treasures", showcases the first ever collectible glass ornaments to be made in China.......in both molded and free formed glass.
	www.christmastraditions.com /Orns/Slavic/STGlass.htm (358 words)

	New age / avalon / fairy
		A fairy is a spirit or supernatural being that is found in the legends, folklore, and mythology of many different cultures.
		They are generally human like in their appearance, often of small stature, and have supernatural abilities such as the ability to fly, cast spells and to influence or foresee the future.
		In Greek legends fairies are supposed to be beautiful young women who live in the woods and protect the rivers, the mountains and the trees.
	www.new-age-guide.com /new_age/fairy.htm (937 words)

	slavic deities full list
		It was customary in Slavic culture to create an effigy named after the holiday which they were welcoming in.
		Earth worship was transferred to the cult of Mary and is why she is such a central part of Slavic Christianity.
		Triglav was shown blindfolded, supposedly because the god was too sacred to view the evils of the earth, and his temple at Stettin was richly sculpted both inside and out and decorated with war booty on the inside.
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	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		A fairy, or faery, is a creature from stories and mythology, often portrayed in art and literature as a minuscule humanoid with wings.
		One consistent belief amongst the Britons was that the fairy people were weak against cold iron, leading to many of the iron related superstitions that have existed, some of which survive to this day.
		The belief in Changeling children, for instance, where the fairies would steal away a mortal child and replace it with one of their own, was widespread in mediaeval times; this motif appears in the folk-songs Thomas the Rhymer and Tam Lin, among others.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Fairy (773 words)

	Fairy legends and Fairy lore - offering names and description of different fairies ... eFairies.com
		Fairy or Faerie: the word is derived from the ancient "faunoe o fatuoe" which, in the pagan mythology, indicated the faun's (deer) companions, creatures endowed with power of foretelling the future and ruling the human events.
		Fairies are supernatural creatures endowed with magic power, thanks to which they can change their appearance and make it change to the others.
		A legend attached to this fairy was that she caused the accidental death of a friend of the king's, but quickly brought him back to life with the use of her herbs.
	www.efairies.com /fairy_lore.htm (19120 words)

	Mythology's MythingLinks: Nature Spirits of the World
		In contrast to the bride, there is a female folk figure in traditional East Slavic lore whose hair is permanently loose and uncontrolled; she is the rusalka.
		There are fairies, nymphs, elves, giants, and many others, each with its own name, mode of dress, and behavior.
		This is "Fairies: Plant Lore" by Eileen Holland.
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	Fairy - Wikinfo
		A fairy, or faery, is a whimsical creature from stories and mythology, often portrayed in art and literature as a minuscule humanoid being with wings.
		The Victorians in Britain were much taken with the notion of fairies in the wake of the Cottingley fairies photographs, and a number of artists turned to painting fairy themes.
		Fairy Margarine is an Australian brand of margarine, marketed in some countries as Krona to avoid conflict with the detergents.
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	Faeries
		The Norse versions of the fairies are the wide variety of elves and the dísir that exist in the Teutonic traditions.
		Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (1888) and The Celtic Twilight (1893) were written and edited by William Butler Yeats.
		The most common female fairies in the Breton tradition are the korrigans that resided in the woods, especially at Broceliande, often near a stream, spring or fountain.
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		Slavic mythology and Slavic religion evolved over more than 3,000 years.
		The emphasis on the three realms is particularly characteristic for the Slavic
		STRIBOG: Slavic who was official worshiped by the Russians during the lasts years of the tenth century.
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	Slavic fairies (Site not responding. Last check: )
		PoÅudnica (Polish; PÅezpoÅdnica in Lower Sorbian, PÅipoÅdnica in Upper Sorbian, Polednice in Czech, Polednica in Slovak, ÐÐ¾Ð»ÑÐ´Ð½Ð¸ÑÐ° (Poludnitsa) in Bulgarian) was a Slavic noon demon.
		In Slavic mythology, a rusalka was a female ghost, water nymph or succubus or Mermaid-like demon that dwelled in a lake.
		Men who were seduced by her died in her arms, and in some versions her laugh could also cause death (compare with the Irish banshee).
	www.pillscatalog.net /Slavic_fairies.html (1452 words)

	Moist Mother Earth - Slavic Myth and Religion
		While my passion is ancient Greek paganism, I started off also interested in pre-Christian Slavic religion, and these are the fruits of my research.
		She is one of the most frequent characters in Russian fairy tales, where she plays the part of a witch.
		They were pagan, didn't like bells (similar to the Celtic fairies), and left the country at some point.
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	Water Spirit Legends
		Springs and wells of water have, in all lands and in all ages, been greatly valued, and in some regarded with a feeling of veneration little, if at all, short of worship.
		The musical nix of the Wends is just as significant for the Slavic perspective as are the dwarfs and the wild huntsman -- who live within the mountains and in the air -- for the perspective of the Germans.
		Just as the music of a storm is more magnificent, simpler, and at the same time more spiritual than the more artful but smaller splashing of waves, so do the two nations differ from each other.
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	Who Are The Fae?
		Fairies can only be seen clearly by animals and seldom by humans, although if one is fortunate enough, one might catch a fleeting glimpse.
		The first is when fairies use their power (known as 'glamour') to enable a human to see them.
		In some localities of the British Isles, the fairies are called "Greenies" and "Greencoaties." In the myth of "The Fairy Children," there are two fairy children, a brother and a sister, who have green skin.
	www.nearangels.com /fairies.htm (1665 words)

	Elf - Wikipedia Mirror
		The insect-winged fairies in the folklore of the British Isles are often called "älvor" in modern Swedish or "alfer" in Danish, although the correct translation is "feer." In a similar vein, the alf found in the fairy tale The Elf of the Rose by Danish author H.
		Machine elves, a term first introduced by writer and psychedelic researcher Terrence McKenna, is used to describe the presumed other-worldly intelligent beings which subjects sometimes feel they encounter during psychedelic experiences (especially those induced by naturally-occurring tryptamines, such as DMT or psilocybin), as well as during shamanic and alien abduction experiences.
		The green fairy is also associated with the liquor absinthe in that due to absinthe's green color 'the green fairy' (or in French 'la feé verte') are common terms for the drink.
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	Seasons Remembered of Galena, Illinois, Galena Il, Christopher Radko, Slavic Treasures,Possible Dreams, Laurie Gates, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Other fairies are available on special orders ranging in size from 2 feet to 5 feet.
		These fairies feature flexible framed bodies that can be shaped into various poses.
		Mark Roberts fairies can be seen flying from a chandelier, sitting on a shelf or on a banister, festooning a candlestick lamp, sitting in a chair or decorating a Christmas tree.
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	Fairy
		A fairy is a spirit (supernatural being) found in the legends, folklore, and mythology of many cultures.
		The Latin root fata, meaning fate in the sense of one of the Parcae, is an indication that fays have abilities associated with knowledge (foresight) and manipulation (luck, blessing, cursing) of fate, both of which are qualities of faeries in myth.
		Fairies are imagined to be sentient insectoids, and the lepidoptera forms the ones most often associated with the term, though the protagonist fairy is of the beetle line!
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Fairy.php (1373 words)

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		Home-owners have knocked corners from houses because the corner blocked the fairy path, and cottages have been built with the front and back doors in line, so that the owners could, in need, leave them both open and let the fairies troop through all night.
		The photos showed the fairies as small humans with period style haircuts, dressed in filmy gowns, and with large wings on their backs.
		In the pictures and prints available today, the fairies look flat, with lighting that does not match the rest of the photograph, as if they were paper cut-outs.
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	Slavic Mythology
		The Slavic four-headed god of the island of Rugen (in the Baltic Sea).
		In Slavic mythology, the Rod are the spirits of deceased female ancestors and are considered to be goddesses of fate and fairies.
		The Slavic god of war who cult center was on the island of Rugen in the Baltic Sea.
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