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The devil's wife's bed stone at Kaseküla

Kurjavaimu naise magamisase Kasekülas

On Suurekibi hill in the pasture of Kaseküla, in the old Massu district of Hanila, stands a stone about two metres high with a broad flat top. A note from 1932 says that long ago the wife of the Evil Spirit used to sleep on it, and that people also danced on its top. In the neighbouring village of Ridase another stone was said to be so large that six couples could dance on it; it too had been dropped by the Evil Spirit's wife while she was carrying it for a bridge.

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

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Hanila kihelkonnas endise Massu valla Kaseküla karjamaal Suurekibi mäel seisab umbes kahe meetri kõrgune kivi, mille pealis on lai ja lame. 1932. aasta ülestähenduse järgi magas sellel vanasti Kurjavaimu naine ja kivi otsas olevat ka tantsitud. Naaberkülas Ridasel räägiti teisest kivist, mis olevat nii suur, et selle peal saab kuus paari tantsida; ka selle olevat Kurjavaimu naine silla jaoks kandes maha pillanud.

Map of the area around The devil's wife's bed stone at Kaseküla
58.62139° N, 23.58667° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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

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