My dog is scared of the wind. Specifically the draft, so when it’s windy outside he pushes up against me.
He’s also scared of things in the home that can be moved. Like if he loses a toy behind a box and he tries to fetch it, and the box shifts a little, he jumps back and looks at me all pathetically, like the box just scolded him.
Could be anything really, a chair, an aerial root from my monstera, a shoe horn. If it moves when he interacts with it, and it isn’t a door, it’s spooky!
I think that there were some myths about winds carrying evil spirits, but draft (promaja) is nowadays known to be the cause of stiff joints and muscles, numbness, and pain. It’s so prevalent in the Balkans that non-Slavs believe in it as well.
And I can tell you from personal experience, it’s definitely true. Let’s say it’s very hot, you open up two windows to create a draft in order to cool down, and then the next day you wake up with so much back pain that you can barely move - you were killed by promaja.
My dog is scared of the wind. Specifically the draft, so when it’s windy outside he pushes up against me.
He’s also scared of things in the home that can be moved. Like if he loses a toy behind a box and he tries to fetch it, and the box shifts a little, he jumps back and looks at me all pathetically, like the box just scolded him.
Could be anything really, a chair, an aerial root from my monstera, a shoe horn. If it moves when he interacts with it, and it isn’t a door, it’s spooky!
Your dog is a Slav, and protecting you from every disease imaginable
Aww, I love that. I’m not familiar with the mythology you’re referring to though.
He is a husky mix actually so his origins is from that area, but he was born in Ireland. Got him from a rescue.
I think that there were some myths about winds carrying evil spirits, but draft (promaja) is nowadays known to be the cause of stiff joints and muscles, numbness, and pain. It’s so prevalent in the Balkans that non-Slavs believe in it as well.
And I can tell you from personal experience, it’s definitely true. Let’s say it’s very hot, you open up two windows to create a draft in order to cool down, and then the next day you wake up with so much back pain that you can barely move - you were killed by promaja.
I’ve a close friend who is Slavic, and also hates drafts, to the point that they can’t stand AC. So I can believe this!