And they’re honored with their own holiday, Rusalka Week, just now coming up in early June. The rusalki are found not only found in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, but also Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Bulgaria. Similar words are used in other slavic languages, though the Czech water goblin is known as a vodnik. The Russian word for mermaid is rusalka ( rusalki pl.) and male creature is a vodyanoy. Quite distinct from their Western equivalent, Slavic mermaids might better be described as water ghosts, as they are almost always the spirits of departed females, while their male equivalent takes the form of a water goblin or water sprite. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Stitcher | Podchaser | Email | RSS | More ![]() Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 46:08 - 42.2MB)
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