Ghost story
The guardian of the Vasavere burial ground
In the forests near Kurtna, an old burial site lies at Vasavere in the former Illuka parish. Folk tradition recorded in Virumaa tells of a man who lay down to sleep on the burial ground. He was woken by a figure in a white shirt and white trousers who stood over him and ordered: 'Go away from here, this is my place!' The sleeper fled. Similar tales of spirits chasing people off old graves and sacred hills were told all over Virumaa, and they kept such places respected and undisturbed for centuries. Today Vasavere lies amid the lakes, pine forests and bogs of the Kurtna lake district.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kurtna lähistel metsades asub endise Illuka kihelkonna Vasavere külas vana matmispaik. Virumaal üles kirjutatud pärimus räägib mehest, kes heitis kalmistule magama. Teda äratas valges särgis ja valgetes pükstes kogu, kes seisis tema kohal ja käskis: „Mine siit ära, see on minu paik!“ Magaja põgenes. Sarnaseid lugusid vaimudest, kes vanadelt haudadelt ja pühadelt küngastelt inimesi minema ajavad, räägiti üle kogu Virumaa ning need hoidsid selliseid paiku sajandeid austatute ja puutumatutena. Tänapäeval jääb Vasavere Kurtna järvestiku järvede, männikute ja soode keskele.
Source: Virumaa folk legends, in A. Kalda's study in Mäetagused 66 (2017) ↗