North Macedonia folklore

Serbian medieval ruler and fictional character

In Balkan folklore, a dhampir () is a mythical creature that is the result of a union between a vampire and a human. This union was usually between male vampires and female humans, with stories of female vampires mating with male humans being rare.

mythical character

right|thumb|Kukeri in Razlog Kukeri (; singular: kuker, кукер) are elaborately costumed Bulgarian men, who perform traditional rituals intended to scare away evil spirits.

mythological creature

right|thumb|Razkovniche is the Bulgarian language|Bulgarian-language name for the real plant [[Marsilea quadrifolia, which shares some features with the legendary raskovnik.]]

Bulgarian character of folklore

A zduhać (Cyrillic: здухаћ, ) and vetrovnjak (ветровњак, []) in Serbian tradition, and a dragon man in Bulgarian, Macedonian and southern Serbian traditions, were men believed to have an inborn supernatural ability to protect their estate, village, or region against destructive weather conditions, such as storms, hail, or torrential rains. It was believed that the souls of these men could leave their bodies in sleep, to intercept and fight with demonic beings imagined as bringers of bad weather. Having defeated the demons and taken away the stormy clouds they brought, the protectors would retu

Woodland Fairies

Bulgarian popular legendary hero

trickster character in eastern European folklore

legendary villain