Karsikko

In the Finno-Ugric religion, a karsikko was a set of markings made on a tree somewhere between a deceased person's home and their burial site, which they believed would prevent the dead individual's spirit from coming back.[1]

References
  1. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Kalma - Finno-Ugric religion". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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