Sacred stone, spring or grove
Mualjastekivi offering stone, Lõetsa
Ohvrikivi Mualjastekivi, Lõetsa
Between juniper bushes north of Suure-Jaagu farm in Lõetsa lies a dark grey boulder about seven metres long, five wide and one and a half high, with a natural hollow at its northern end that fills with rainwater. Islanders called it the Mualjastekivi, after the earth spirits, maahaldjad, who were thought to send certain illnesses up from the ground. Sick people came here to give those illnesses back: a well-worn horseshoe or nail was pressed against the ailing part of the body and left lying on the stone, together with offerings for the spirits.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Lõetsa külas Suure-Jaagu talust põhja pool kadakate vahel lebab tumehall rahn, umbes seitse meetrit pikk, viis lai ja poolteist kõrge, mille põhjapoolses otsas on looduslik lohk, kuhu koguneb vihmavesi. Saarerahvas kutsus seda Mualjastekiviks maahaldjate järgi, kes arvati saatvat maast teatud haigusi. Haiged tulid siia neid haigusi tagasi andma: kulunud hobuseraud või nael suruti vastu haiget kehaosa ja jäeti kivile koos annetega haldjatele.