Bannik
Bannik is the bathhouse (banya) spirit in Slavic mythology. Slavic bathhouses resemble saunas, with an inner steaming room and an outer changing room. A place where women gave birth and practiced divinations, the bathhouse was strongly endowed with vital forces. The third firing (or fourth, depending on tradition) was reserved for the Bannik, and, given his inclination to invite demons and forest spirits to share his bath, no Christian images were allowed lest they offend the occupants. If disturbed by an intruder while washing, the Bannik might pour boiling water over him, or even strangle him.
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Bannik
Bannik is the bathhouse (banya) spirit in Slavic mythology. Slavic bathhouses resemble saunas, with an inner steaming room and an outer changing room. A place where women gave birth and practiced divinations, the bathhouse was strongly endowed with vital forces. The third firing (or fourth, depending on tradition) was reserved for the Bannik, and, given his inclination to invite demons and forest spirits to share his bath, no Christian images were allowed lest they offend the occupants. If disturbed by an intruder while washing, the Bannik might pour boiling water over him, or even strangle him.
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Bannik is the bathhouse (banya ...... e would strike with his claws.
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Bannik, łaźnik, łaziebnik – zn ...... bezpieczenia przed utopieniem.
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Le bannik (bania : bain) est l ...... quiconque venait le déranger.
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O Bannik (bania: banho) é o es ...... r um que viesse lhe incomodar.
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Ба́нник (рус. баенник, байнушк ...... ёт за каменкой или под полком.
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バーンニク(русский: Ба́нник, ラテン文字転 ...... に対して熱湯を浴びせたり、首を絞め殺しにかかってきたりする。
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Bannik is the bathhouse (banya ...... ver him, or even strangle him.
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Bannik, łaźnik, łaziebnik – zn ...... bezpieczenia przed utopieniem.
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Le bannik (bania : bain) est l ...... quiconque venait le déranger.
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O Bannik (bania: banho) é o es ...... r um que viesse lhe incomodar.
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Ба́нник (рус. баенник, байнушк ...... ёт за каменкой или под полком.
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バーンニク(русский: Ба́нник, ラテン文字転 ...... に対して熱湯を浴びせたり、首を絞め殺しにかかってきたりする。
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Bannik
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Bannik
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Bannik
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Bannik
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Банник
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バーンニク
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