A A Fomi theory means an elemental spirit or something magical being that is connected with nature and elements.
But it can also be any kind of creature from another realm,
From magical reality and fairy tales,
Mythology and folklore.
So this is going to be a very big range of different magical creatures.
And this first fairy that I'm going to talk to you about comes from my home country,
From Finland.
And this is called Käyungainen and Finnish word Käyjy,
That means fairy.
It is derived from this word Käyungainen,
But Käyungainen is not very similar to this western concept of a fairy.
The western concept of fairy,
This Tinkerbell type of fairy,
Little girl with pretty wings and tiny.
That is a concept that was created by Victorian artists in 19th century England.
So fairies were pretty nice there.
And the oldest fairy folklore from around the world and around Europe is very different.
And in my eyes,
Käyungainen,
It represents this very old Finnish fairy tradition because there are different fairy species also in Finland,
Obviously.
And in this old fairy tradition,
Fairies could be size of people or size of giants or tiny people or different kinds.
And really very,
It was quite rare that fairies had wings.
Some certain fairy species have wings like Käyungainen or flower fairies in the UK,
But it really varies.
Käyungainen,
However,
It was a magical creature that was in Finnish folklore connected with death and dying.
Käyungainen,
It was a tiny creature with wings,
But it wasn't really,
Didn't really look like a human.
It had a humanist body.
It was usually black or white and sometimes covered with fur or hair.
And their appearance was very like smoky or misty or they were like made from a smoke or mist.
A little bit like a fire flames.
But it really depends on the Käyungainen.
And Käyungainen was related to death and dying and graves,
Graveyards,
Tombs,
Corpses.
And it was believed that if people was about to die,
If they would see Käyungainen,
It was a sign from that it was time to leave,
Go,
Leave this earth.
But also it was told that around Samain and Kekri,
Which is the Finnish Samain and harvest festival in the year day of the dead,
Around Kekri,
Person could see Käyungainen dancing in the cemeteries.
And of course,
Kekri night,
It is time when the dead people would come to the earth.
So Käyungainen,
The Käyungainen,
They would be all around graveyards at that time because they are really connected with death and this kind of passing between this world and the other realms.
So during Kekri night,
When you went to the cemeteries and it was a full moon,
You might see these creatures dancing in the graveyard,
Singing hauntingly beautiful songs.
Käyungainen,
They are connected with the air and the element of air because of the ability of flying,
But also because air is element of thinking and thoughts.
So they are all connected with thinking about death and thoughts about death.
Very fairy stuff.
So you can hear.
