Sinister folk tales from around the world. Part 1

Folklore is the personification of life, philosophy, ideals and principles of a people. Today, there are a lot of different stories, romantic stories, stories about different holidays and much more. Such stories wander from person to person, thus acquiring various additional details. Most of them, many like to talk at the table, being with family, friends and acquaintances.

Sinister folk tales from around the world. Part 1

The good fairy tale loved by all, but in the folklore of various countries and peoples, there is another side, a darker and more terrible. Those stories, which we'll tell you right now, fall into this category. They are unlikely to tell the family table. So, we present you some sinister folk tales, collected from around the world.

Bloodied bones and severed heads

Sinister folk tales from around the world. Part 1

In the southern part of the United story of bloody bones States from person to person moves, dancing headless skeleton and cut off his head, or rather the skull without the skin. As is the case with most fairy tales, there are a lot of versions, from where all this came from. On the basis of one embodiment, the dancing headless skeleton, skull and bloody bones - is a kind of monster that roams at night and looking for naughty children. The second version is that it is not a monster, but two. At this point there is even a note in which the witness says about these monsters. "Cut off the head and bloodied bones kidnap naughty children from their homes and warm beds. They dragged them into the dirty den, and more of them no one is watching. " Some believe that an agreement with evil spirits can not be other saints sure Bloodied bones and severed heads like to profit in fresh meat calf, and if they bring such a sacrifice, they will never again look in the direction of a child.

Jas Dzhatere

Sinister folk tales from around the world. Part 1

Many parents, taking certain actions can cause their children, for example, behave, eat healthy food, in time to go to bed and much more. Some are used as a reward for good behavior, certain gifts. In most cases, this approach is valid. But in addition to the promotion in the world there are so many stories about how to frighten the child for disobedience. One of those horror stories come from Paraguay. They say that being called Jasim Dzhatere wandering the streets in the afternoon in search of children who refuse to go to bed, and continue to play and have fun. Jasim Dzhatere looks like a child and has long blond hair. He did not see the adults, and hunts the creature only naughty children, who see it. He somehow luring the children into the trap, and no one else sees. Another version of this mythical tale says Jasim Dzhatere not a child, but a young man who feeds the children fruits and honey, before you take them captive, and that they never left his possession, he pulls out their eyes.

Beauty of

Sinister folk tales from around the world. Part 1

In the rural areas of Thailand relatives of women who have just given birth, are often asked to take their placenta, so that they can bury her in a remote location. The reason why they do this, is that the young mother did not become a victim of its glory. Beauty - a mythical creature that is woman. Her body is very disfigured (some versions say that below the belt, and at times even below the neck, she really has no body). They say that it preys on pregnant women to their long and sharp tongue to get to the unborn baby and suck out all its vitality. Some people believe that when a woman becomes a victim of its glory, it fully takes the image of the mythical creature. Especially this happens, if Beauty of eating the placenta of a woman who had recently given birth. During the day, as it says, the beauty takes a normal human body and living among the unsuspecting locals.

Leyak

Sinister folk tales from around the world. Part 1

Leyak - is basically a flying head with hanging out the internal organs that exude a fetid smell. She is constantly looking for pregnant women to their infants suck from the womb. Leyak also quite likes to come to the cemetery where she feeds the dead and transformed into various animals. As handsome, in this creature takes normal human form during the day, but at night it turns into a horrible creature, to look for new victims themselves. Given that the story of this terrible being a native of Bali, where people mostly believe in magic, people believe that we can agree with Leyak. They seek the help of wizards and various local witches. Some residents believe that it Leyak is the cause of various diseases and death. To find out whether this is so, the locals supposedly evokes the spirit of a dead person, and he says himself, who is to blame for his death.