Brownie

Brownie - in the spirit of the Slavic peoples home, the mythological home owner and promoter for normal family life, human and animal health and fertility.
Character brownie
It differs from the demons that does evil, but only joking sometimes even provide services, if you like the host or hostess. Before his death, someone from the family wailing, sometimes even showing someone knocks, slamming doors, etc. The general belief, he lived winters on the stove or in the oven, and if the owner has a horse stable, then put the horses . If a horse like him, the house cares for her braids the mane and tail, giving her food, making dobreet horse, and on the contrary, when he was not like an animal, then it torments him and often spikes to death, inciting a nursery, etc. From this opinion many owners buy horses that suit, which the court, that is loved by the houses.
If you love house home, he warned about the misfortune, watches the house and yard, in the contrary case, it beats and batters dishes, shouting, stomping, etc. The one who loves, curl hair in braids and beards, and who does not like to night nips to bruises. For these bruises judge any trouble, especially if bruised badly hurt. Also bore down during the night to sleep and presses it, so at this time, we can not move or say a word (see Sleep paralysis). Usually this attack bore down on him who sleeps on his back, this time asking, for better or worse, a house meets a gloomy voice - "yes" or "no."
It is believed that he does not like mirrors, as goats, as well as those who sleep near the threshold or below the threshold. Sometimes they hear it, sitting on the master's place, doing the work of the master, while none of this is not visible. In the common people to the house-hold in esteem, so that little man is afraid of him something to offend and even shuns say his name without a purpose. In conversations do not call it houses, and "grandfather, the owner, or by the Greatest."
When you move from one house to the other non-transferable duty said last night, before leaving the old house, with bread and salt brownie request to the new location. Each farm, in their opinion, is influenced by the houses. They say that the house does not like lazy. If the house owner will not love, he begins by leprosy, in this case before the threshold of the house buried in the earth skull or head of the goat, and if it is expressed in the self-ignition of leprosy subjects, bad graffiti and things like that, then it should show the house- who is the boss. It should be taken in hand with an iron tip pugu (whip) or strap passing over the house and quilting furniture, walls, floors and things and impose powerful and strong voice:
Know your place, know your place.
You have a house keeper house, farm valued,
Yes mistress to please, not to fight,
Know your place, know your place.
Words can say all, the main thing they were pronounced master of the house.
It is thought that little old house is born and dies a baby. Family house-spirits: dummy (maybe even his wife), swab, Bean (aka "ovinnik") field.
According ESBE in the northern areas of the province Olonets spirit hearth called Zhiharko. He has short, tousled, with a long beard, a very good-natured, friendly and a great joker.
Most often houses gives information very elderly person in the family. These may be dreams, prophecies, signs, hints, knocks, any images, seen with averted vision. Visible brownie addicts and small children: Barabashka, for example, sometimes even playing with the child and respond to his questions.
The houses there are enemies - is dead hostage, demons [citation 19 days].
Brownies
Brownies - the only representatives of evil forces who are not afraid of the Holy image. Therefore, they can easily live in the homes of believers. Brownie easily offended calling it "a representative of evil spirits." There is a legend, according to which, when the Lord God banished from Heaven Lucifer and his followers, those directly sent to hell. But not everyone got there ... Those of them who had been heavily burdened by sin, fell into the center of the underworld, who are less - closer to the surface. Thus, evil is represented everywhere. As for the appearance of house, all the same legend tells of some "spirits" who repent of their sins before the expulsion, but has not been forgiven by God. This means that the houses are not afraid of the icons, but they are "a burden" for a constant reminder of punishment - to live with a person and help him. Forgiveness comes in when the house for 70 years, helped in every possible way the owner of the home. Then the house (the spirit) is able to get into the kingdom of God. But the dark side of the soul prevents brownie be over seventy years old assistant, so long live the people. There are houses that are always harmful. They are called Sinister. They are "exasperated" by all the people, each in their cause. Some of Sinister believe people unworthy to serve him (but have to do it), others - for many grievances. Ill the house where evil individuals live. In ancient times believed that every home should house if the house is new - "Welcome." Brownies help around the house, keep the property, often recount it (it's good to beat in cartoons domovenka Kuzyu), like livestock, especially horses. Brownies protect the house from thieves, fire and the other evil spirits.
To summon a brownie known many ways, for example:
• Leave at midnight, the full moon on the street with a left shoe, attached to a rope and pull him away. In no case can not look back. Once you feel "burden", which means that house to dwell with you.
• More than bloodthirsty, but the most effective. We need to take a live rooster (preferably black) and beheaded him in the house, sprinkle the floor with blood. It is believed that if the district wanders lonely house, he immediately takes this "sign."
The growth of small brownie. About one meter. Luxuriant hair, blond. Red beard. The house he had no hat. Checkered shirt with a predominance of orange tones. Without a belt or sash. Brownie loves all orange. Well this is shown in the movie "Brownie". Brownie does not like to bring home feather. May then express clear dissatisfaction until whipping glass in the windows.
Modern views
• Since then, as in the homes longer to put the oven, for which, according to popular belief, and lived house, his place of residence to move past the radiator [citation 1298 days].
• In the early 90's the notion of "Barabashka." By all indications, actions Barabashka consistent allegations of irate houses.