Karsikko

Last updated September 17, 2025

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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↑ 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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[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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