The Sisters and the Bathhouse in Vörå

Österbotten · Finland · Site of legend

The sister coaxed out the secret and led the mother to the bathhouse - but a prayer saved the child.

In Vörå, Ostrobothnia, a girl secretly meant to kill her newborn child. Her sister sensed something wrong, drew out the truth, and proposed that they drown the child in the bathhouse. But the sister first bade her read the Lord's Prayer and a blessing over the child, and then the mother lost all power to kill it. The old one beneath the bench complained that he had helped her in vain.

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Where is The Sisters and the Bathhouse in Vörå located?

The Sisters and the Bathhouse in Vörå is in Österbotten, Finland.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.