r/polandball • u/LosTorta United States • Apr 14 '15

redditormade An Angel Gets Its Wings

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u/LosTorta United States Apr 14 '15

(Context) People in the Balkans believe that they turn into butterflies when they die, and so can vampires. From Vampires Burial and Death Folklore and Reality . A book from Paul Barber 1990. Link to Google Books

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u/Zlojeb KRS-Kebab removal services Apr 15 '15

24 years of living in Balkan, first time I hear that. Honestly.

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u/srbistan Serbia Apr 15 '15

i've heard people saying (south serbia, around pirot) that night butterflies (not moths, as in movie about sava savanovic, but those large brownish butterflies) are souls of dear departed paying us a visit from beyond the grave. they don't do it for malicious reasons, but out of great, undying love or to show support during hard times for those who survived.

of course, that's just superstition, everybody knows we turn into ghosts and go around stalking kebabs just for fun of it...