Kade

A kade is an evil witch, who was able to hurt others with envy. A kade used the evil eye and other evil spells to cause harm, illnesses, accidents and bad luck.

Because unfortunate events are so common, it was believed that there were a lot of kades. Anyone could have been one, and an old proverb states: "Katehia kaikkia kansa, velhoja joka veräjä" (A people full of kades, wizards at every gate).

Spells were invented in order to protect oneself from kades. A way to shield oneself from the evil eye was to throw ash in the eyes of the kade and say:
 * "Olkoon silmäis onnenrenkaat, älköön kateeks' kassoko! Mutt' jos katteeks kasot, silmäis verta vuotakoo, räntää repiköö!"
 * "May your eyes be rings of luck, do not look with envy! But if you look with envy, may your eyes bleed, tear with sleet!"

One under the spell of a kade could get their luck back by performing a counter-spell or asking help from a tietäjä.