Karsikko

Blockade for a dead person's spirit
Karsikko in Lemi church

In the Finnic religion, a karsikko was a set of markings made on a tree somewhere between a deceased person's home and the burial site, which was believed to prevent the individual's spirit from coming back.[1]

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  1. ^ The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Kalma - Finno-Ugric religion". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 11 December 2016. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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