A #folklore question: Do you of any "Wild Hunt"-type phenomena from outside of Europe?'nWith this, I mean processions of spirits that roam the land at night.
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A #folklore question: Do you of any "Wild Hunt"-type phenomena from outside of Europe?
With this, I mean processions of spirits that roam the land at night. So far, I have found the "Night Parade" from #Japan and the "Nightmarchers" from #Hawaii , but I am curious how many others are out there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyakki_Yagy%C5%8D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmarchers -
A #folklore question: Do you of any "Wild Hunt"-type phenomena from outside of Europe?
With this, I mean processions of spirits that roam the land at night. So far, I have found the "Night Parade" from #Japan and the "Nightmarchers" from #Hawaii , but I am curious how many others are out there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyakki_Yagy%C5%8D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmarchers@juergen_hubert There are rights-of-way established in some property descriptions and deeds in Hawaii for the nightmarchers. I recall my family saying there was one included on property they bought on the Big Island.
But there are also the menehune, spirits similar to Ireland's leprechauns, who only work at night. There are lesser familial gods who take the form of pueo owls to visit at night, and Madame Pele may appear at any time, day or night, to test those who come across her.
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@juergen_hubert There are rights-of-way established in some property descriptions and deeds in Hawaii for the nightmarchers. I recall my family saying there was one included on property they bought on the Big Island.
But there are also the menehune, spirits similar to Ireland's leprechauns, who only work at night. There are lesser familial gods who take the form of pueo owls to visit at night, and Madame Pele may appear at any time, day or night, to test those who come across her.
Sounds a bit like the German Perchta, who visits homes in order to check on the flax-spinning diligence of the inhabitants.
