Legend of the red log

The purpose of the trip:

1. The main objective was to search "scarlet stone" and/or mention of it among the locals.
2. A side goal was the collection of facts of the abnormal subjects, the inhabitants of the red ravine and the surrounding villages.

Additional information

Toponymically theories of the origin of the name "Red log" a few:

• During the formation of the settlement of the log was littered with a huge number of red berries. [1]
• The Red river and Red log are so called because bloody wars between white and red during the revolution. [1]
• "Red" in relation to the river and village means "beautiful". [1]
• In the documents of the XVII century. within Porosencova whole mentioned log (Barak), called Red, apparently by the color of the earth in it. In the future, the name of the log moved to the river flowing from it (the modern Red river). [2]
• On the far hill at the red Log (Kashirsky district), since ancient times, even before the XVII century, was established the ritual stone, painted in red color (because the Log Is Red). [3]

The story of the stone we were interested in and gave us the primary purpose of the trip.

Settlements Red C. logue, S. Kashirskoe, S. Kondrashkina

Red log on the map OpenStreetMaps

Gratitude we Express our gratitude to the villagers of Red log, Kondrashkina, Kashirskoe, for participating in our survey. I would especially like to mention - Alexander A., Anna K., Anna E., Anna A., Valentin, E., Valentin, A., Victoria A., Eugene W., Eugene K. Eugene W., Eugene A., Evdokia V., Evdokia B., Evdokia P., Zinaida P. A., Peter I., Julia A.

The results of the expedition

After the expedition you can make the following conclusions:

• Little stories of the village Krasnyy Log are intertwined with true stories surrounding villages
• In S. Kondrashkin is the "Turn of death" [4], which is sometimes referred to as "black spot", as it happens a huge number of accidents. In fact, nothing abnormal – from the regional center of the bend in the road does not seem very large, drivers do not sufficiently slow down and fly under the open road.
• In this area very often, and low flying aircraft, so the locals rarely call a helicopter a plane or a UFO.
• The mysterious "scarlet stone" were not found. The locals with whom managed to communicate about such an incredible story to hear for the first time. However, in the late 80s these places were excavated, and the excavated barrows have been found some ancient graves.

According to a survey of local residents were collected 94 fact told by eyewitnesses. Of them:

• UFO (triangle, sphere) – 21
• Ghosts – 3
• Witches and wizards – 28
• Spontaneous combustion – 1
• Anomalous zone – 0
• Brownies – 32
• Unusual animals – 1
• Traces of the unusual (copytophone) – 2
• The circles (of natural origin) – 2
• Ball lightning – 4

At the request of participants of the project IrishkaKopilova complement the report, a small description of the legends of the village of Red log Kashirsky district, Voronezh oblast.

About the village Krasnyy log there are a lot of true stories and folklore. Some have arisen quite recently, and many have survived from the 18th century, when the river Red log came the settlers of Mosalsky district. [5]

Among the modern legends may be noted the stories about UFOs and the Chupacabra. But the stories about them are not very bright. Chupacabra by the locals after a cursory inspection identificireba as a ferret, and stories about UFOs are reduced to "something flew by", so those with whom we managed to talk, these topics are touched in passing, emphasizing the main components of mystical legends, brownies, spirits, sorcerers and witches.

Among the stories about brownies is dominated by two types – "choking in the night" and "little hairy people". An example of the latter:

Went in the evening with my husband, beginning to fall asleep. Then lo and behold – the shadow of some worth. I looked closer – the man is short and unkempt. Standing there looking at me. I was frightened and began to Wake her husband. While woke the little man went somewhere.

As examples, the primary reservoir of stories about spirits of the phenomenon of the soul after death. This prophetic dreams, when the deceased talked about his stash or some unfinished business, and the sudden appearance of fat flies, birds, strange cat or dog at the funeral. Also this category can be attributed to Windows silhouettes, similar to a deceased relative.

A significant part of the stories about this village, as local residents and neighbors, are stories about witches, wizards and sorcerers. It is believed that this place was inhabited, and may continue to exist people who possess the secret knowledge of divination, healing and witchcraft.

The witches here were attributed to the deterioration of livestock (for example, bringing disease, pestilence or "milking" of a cow; this could occur either through spells and rituals, and through the "wrapping" of witches in animal or thing) and putting "darkness" and games. Last I will explain with an example:

I was already in the evening, suddenly someone rushed to the back and let's ride. I hand tried that my neck holds, and there the hoof. I fear I threw off this, and the pig was. Turned and ran, laughing, away.

Often such people were also attributed to good works, even healing. These people were mainly called medicine men.

The most famous such example is the village medicine man bones. We were told about him many stories. Some of them echoes is published in Afanasyevsky collection [6]. For example, one of the stories:

We went with a neighbor about men our know – still alive. I testicles took to the witch doctor to thank, and she think: "What am I doing, the children are hungry and I am the last of the eggs include. He may not say anything". Come to him, and he told me from the doorway – "I don't want your eggs, bring the children back!" But about her husband then the truth said.

All these stories are told mainly about the distant past. Modern history told us enough. We hope to cooperate of people involved, witnesses, or students of modern history, in the completion of the Archive, to be able not only to record them for later analysis and statistics, but "hot pursuit" to understand what is happening.

If the above information is not accurate, or you can add – please write in the comments.

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