SCANDIN R5B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Telling Stories, Fetus, Information Source
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Nowhere in the world is the vampire more prevalent than in romania. Believed that if body is not decomposed, they have become a vampire. Strigele are often confused with vampires, but they are spirits of living witches or dead witches who can"t find a resting place. They come together in uneven numbers and sing/dance. Many legends exist where corpses turn alive again and cause the deaths of many in a short period. Every time they are dug up and have their heart burned, the deaths cease. Often the heart ashes would be mixed with water and be given for the sick to drink. How to tell if a dead man is a vampire: They come back to their household and speak with their family. The priest reads a service at the grave, if the evil does not stop, it"s a bad sign. If there is a hole by the foot of their grave.