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This section contains information about phenomena that are generally believed to have a supernatural, mystical nature, and the very existence of which is currently in doubt.Phenomena Hierarchy

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Added	Wed, 27/03/2024
Hierarchy	Phenomena Неизвестные существа Spirits Неупокоенные духи Эпяря
Область распространения	Russia Finland
Характерные признаки	→ →
Sources	vapaakarjala.org

A creature from Fino-Karelian mythology. Epyar (Äpärä), the spirit of a murdered child or the ghost of a dead child.

Later it is referred to in the meaning of "a child born out of wedlock."

Phenomenon in mass culture