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Added Wed, 12/02/2020
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According to popular belief of the Komi peoples, almost all of the evil spirits (Jiji, OML, olysya, VRSA, Pusan IKE, souga) could abduct and change them, and, as during fetal development and after birth.

Since most births occurred in the bath, and from three to seven days in labor with unbaptized child was in there, and then the child was supposed often to soar, it is especially dangerous was considered the swab. To replace the could and other unclean spirits, if the child were a talisman, if the mother left it unattended on the field and in the field, forest or curses sent to the devil.

Instead of a healthy human baby they put his or wooden chock, which gave a human face. This child continued to live and grow in the afterlife, in the family of a spirit.

Replaced the baby was ugly, a lot of eating and drinking, but grew slowly, by the years remaining in the cradle for a long time did not know how to walk and talk, was mentally underdeveloped.

Similar beliefs and little stories are widely spread in the Russian North, the Karelians, Udmurts, Bashkirs.

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