And to the southeast, to Croatia and Serbia where for example the beginning and the end of winter in the Orthodox calendar are marked by saints that are called

And to the southeast, to Croatia and Serbia where for example the beginning and the end of winter in the Orthodox calendar are marked by saints that are called the "wolf apostles". All traditions related to wolf cults and werewolf stories are more or less related to local people having to deal with wolves as animals on a daily basis. Or so I've read :). This landscape of fear is interesting concept.