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Mavka (мавка) aka Navka (навка), derived from "nav' " — the unholy/living dead — malevolent creatures in Ukrainian demonology, inhabiting rivers, ponds and the fields. Mavki come from girls who died before marriage of faced the "wrong" untimely death. The traditional beliefs about mavki is also not that different from that of rusalki — they look like children and girls with long unbraided hair, naked or in plain shirts. However, they lack a skin on their back, witch makes all of the insides visible, and cast no reflection on the water. On occasion mavki would try to lure a stranger into the water but would spare more witty or careful people. An unusual later concept is an opportunity within a specified time to "cleanse" the soul of a mavka with the help of prayers and therefore deprive it of its status of a demon. After that period is over, mavka would live as a demonic creature till the end of times.

Mermay is out, Green Holy Days and Rusalki week is in 🌿

happy month, fellow slurs.