Huki - forest spirits in Slavic mythology.
Huki - forest spirits in Slavic mythology. In the imagination of the Slavic peoples, good spirits, which in appearance are similar to small fluffy animals.
Places of habitation and habits.
Its small houses-holes are hugs, believed by the Slavs, arranged between the roots of forest trees. In winter, like most animals, hugs fall into hibernation and sleep until spring. In the spring, winter snow is coming back, these forest spirits are awake, during this period you can hear a knock, a squeak, a whip and even sounds like a grunge in the forest, which means that the hugs leave their "brooms", "winters" and begin to live again. Free and carefree life.
Huki have the ability to change the color of their wool, depending on where they are. If they are in the grass, their wool becomes green, and among the autumn leaves, the sand, or the old needles - yellow, among the spring hawthorn - pink, at the heather - purple, in the snow - white, and in the water - transparent.
Huki rarely communicate with people, but when they communicate, they become invisible to people. Only people with a kind heart and a bright soul, people who never and do not offend anyone can see them. Although some people find hateful revenge and evil spirits that can harm a person, there are many stories that these spirits often help travelers who are lost in the woods to find the right path. In addition, they rarely warn people about the dangers of wandering in the woods.
Similar images in other cultures.
Huki resemble the mythical creatures abatva in the Zulu tribes. Although the abatva are more likely to appear than small people hunting ant, but there are several rice combining them with hacks. Namely, they have a low height, they build not houses among the roots of trees, but in termitniki, but they hide in the woods, but they can also see not all people - only children, pregnant women and sorcerers. For all other people, meeting with them does not always end well. Close to Huh and the Scottish Fairy - a gild that helps people and who wear clothes from leaves and moss to hide among the trees.
Huki in culture.
There is a well-known fairy tale of the Ukrainian writer Vasily Korolyov-Old, entitled "Hukha-Mohovinka".
Huki - forest spirits in Slavic mythology. In the imagination of the Slavic peoples, good spirits, which in appearance are similar to small fluffy animals.
Places of habitation and habits.
Its small houses-holes are hugs, believed by the Slavs, arranged between the roots of forest trees. In winter, like most animals, hugs fall into hibernation and sleep until spring. In the spring, winter snow is coming back, these forest spirits are awake, during this period you can hear a knock, a squeak, a whip and even sounds like a grunge in the forest, which means that the hugs leave their "brooms", "winters" and begin to live again. Free and carefree life.
Huki have the ability to change the color of their wool, depending on where they are. If they are in the grass, their wool becomes green, and among the autumn leaves, the sand, or the old needles - yellow, among the spring hawthorn - pink, at the heather - purple, in the snow - white, and in the water - transparent.
Huki rarely communicate with people, but when they communicate, they become invisible to people. Only people with a kind heart and a bright soul, people who never and do not offend anyone can see them. Although some people find hateful revenge and evil spirits that can harm a person, there are many stories that these spirits often help travelers who are lost in the woods to find the right path. In addition, they rarely warn people about the dangers of wandering in the woods.
Similar images in other cultures.
Huki resemble the mythical creatures abatva in the Zulu tribes. Although the abatva are more likely to appear than small people hunting ant, but there are several rice combining them with hacks. Namely, they have a low height, they build not houses among the roots of trees, but in termitniki, but they hide in the woods, but they can also see not all people - only children, pregnant women and sorcerers. For all other people, meeting with them does not always end well. Close to Huh and the Scottish Fairy - a gild that helps people and who wear clothes from leaves and moss to hide among the trees.
Huki in culture.
There is a well-known fairy tale of the Ukrainian writer Vasily Korolyov-Old, entitled "Hukha-Mohovinka".