The amulet is a box made of birch bark, inside it there are peas, spruce seeds or pine seeds. The Slavs believed they are to shake the amulet, and the sound will scare away evil spirits. The rooster drawn on the amulet is believed also a prophetic bird whose voice scares away any devilry.
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