Only, it will "aufhocken" (leap upon a person's back and force them to carry the aufhocking spirit) if anybody dares to imitate its yells.
Accordingly, in Silesia the owl is explicitly identified with the Hemann In Upper Palatinate, the same is true for the raven.
Its appearance is that of a tall man in hunter's costume[2] wearing a broad-brimmed hat[5] or that of a giant (German Riese) reaching up to the clouds but usually it is rather heard than seen.
The Hoymann punishes the theft of wood from the forest and the imitation of its shout, the latter with "aufhocken", leading astray, or a slap in the face.
[7] In Lower Lusatia, the Homann yells every noon at stroke 12 p.m. and is thus used as a time indicator by the local people.
Additionally, there is the Homännchen shouting from the midst of a cow herd, appearing for a short moment as a little manikin wearing a gray camisole before vanishing directly afterwards.
; Männlein, Männl or Mannl = manikin) are little Kobolds,[2] tiny and green of appearance,[12] which are inhabiting forests and dilapidated farms[2] where they dance on meadow patches without grass[10] During Advent season they are yelling "hoje!