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Gaixtoak

by Olga Gomez
Their name means "the Evil Ones". In Basque mythology, they are bad spirits that possess a person that has fallen victim to a malediction. They enter his or her body, and send illnesses, melancholy, depression, sadness, and bad mood.

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