In the Balkans, a vampire could also be killed by being shot or drowned, by repeating the funeral service, by sprinkling holy water on the body, or by exorcism.
Some Catholic historians answer no, claiming that partial baptism by sprinkling (pouring water onto the head) was mentioned as a possible arrangement early in the history of the Catholic Church.
Then, after being sprinkled with “holy water,” the slaves were told: “Look you people are already children of God; you are going to the land of the Spaniards where you will learn things of the Faith.
The ashes of this “sin offering” were deposited in a clean place outside the camp (Nu 19:9) and thus a portion was available for mixing with water to be sprinkled on unclean persons or things to purify them.
(m) Sprinkling the victim with a mixture of water and sand and rubbing the mixture with a broom so that it fills the pores of the skin (known as “ubutoteza” in Kirundi);
Besides sanctimoniously sprinkling themselves before eating, these Jews baptized, or immersed in water, the cups, pitchers, and copper vessels they used at meals.