Ukraine: Bannik

Bannik is the bathhouse spirit in Slavic mythology. Slavic bathhouses resemble saunas, with an inner steaming room and an outer changing room. The their firing (or fourth) was reserved for Bannik has an inclination to invite demons and forest spirits to share his bath. If disturbed by an intruder while washing, Bannik might pour boiling water over him, or even strangle him.

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