Old Belief
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Distaff and spindle turning in an unlit room, thread forming with no one visible

spinning at night

She spins thread at night. The detail is domestic rather than horrific, and it is one of the clearest signs that she began as a household spirit: spinning after dark was women's work, and someone was doing it when the house was asleep.

Basis: Russian folk accounts of the kikimora · AI-generated

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