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Aresma, the Devil's sleeping stone at Kerema

Aresma ehk Vanapagana kivi Keremal

On the Lihala field of Kerema village in Pühalepa lies a big stone called Aresma, or the Devil's stone. Pühalepa people said the Devil came there regularly to sleep, and the hollow of his pillow could still be seen in it. A second stone nearby, Lihala kivi, also had a story. Kerema lies close to Pühalepa church, which according to local lore the Devil hated and kept trying to destroy with stones flung from Õunaku hill.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Pühalepa Kerema küla Lihala väljal lebab suur kivi nimega Aresma ehk Vanapagana kivi. Pühalepa rahvas rääkis, et Vanapagan käis seal alati magamas ja tema peaaluse ase on kivis siiani näha. Lähedal on teinegi kivi, Lihala kivi, millest räägiti oma lugu. Kerema asub Pühalepa kiriku lähedal, mida kohaliku pärimuse järgi Vanapagan vihkas ja püüdis Õunaku mäelt visatud kividega purustada.

Map of the area around Aresma, the Devil's sleeping stone at Kerema
58.89879° N, 22.95190° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After Muistendid Vanapaganast (E. Laugaste, A. Liiv; folklore.ee) ↗

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