Rynish IKE

Ovinnik guardian spirit from the mythology of the peoples of the Komi Republic.

Information about appearance is not fixed. Its main function was the protection from fire of the barn and are in it to dry bread. It was thought that he does not like too much heat, and so the bread was supposed to be dried only once a day. Because of the intense heat he was able to leave his home and unsupervised bread is to die in a fire.

At Christmas have ovinnik doors was made to speculate on a future harvest, one, three, five or seven (more was not) the man sat in the knife under the door to the round barn, was covered with the tablecloth and listened. If you heard a knock, then the expected good harvest of bread, the crunch - a little bread, the cry, the hunger.

It was believed that the spirit could intercede for the man who was hurt Pysanka (the swab).

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