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Jürgen Hubert (juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 08:29:01 JST Jürgen Hubert

If you play cards in church during mass, the Devil might fetch you right then and there and drag you to Hell!
I am not sure if the same applies to playing on your smart phone, but personally I would not risk it.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil #ghost @germany @folklore
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1. The Devil Fetches Card Players: On an interior wall of the St. Marien church in Wesenberg, there used to be a large bloody spot, about whose origin the following tale was told. Many, many years ago, two of the churchgoers played cards with each other during mass while sitting in a corner close to the wall. Suddenly, the church walls burst and the Devil appeared in the newly formed gap. Immediately, he grabbed the two people who had desecrated God’s holy house, pulled them through the wall with such force that the blood splattered widely, and descended to Hell with them. The opening within the church walls closed again immediately afterwards, and only a large, bloody spot showed the location where the Devil had absconded with his prey. The bloody spot was visible for a long time after this incident, until time finally erased it after the passage of many centuries. Source: Bartsch, K. Sagen, märchen und gebräuche aus Meklenburg, 1879. p. 439f.
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