Plague is
considered to be a female demon amongst the folk. It is called Mubarećija
(euphemism, which means lucky) and it is described as a woman in a white dress
with skinny legs or in a shape of a goat. She travels all over the world, goes
from one house to the other and quizzes people on everything. She hates lies
and that's why one needs to tell her the truth at all times. Sometimes she communicated
to people in their dreams in order to warn them that she will be visiting their
village or city and that they should move out. Plague is afraid of dogs and
when she is attacked by them she curls into the fetal position and waits for
the dogs to leave. Like the Karanđoloz the plague also requires that a
human that she meets along the way has to carry her on her back. If the human
obeys the plague spares him and his family. Humans protected themselves from
the plague by cleanliness and garlic.
