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Ukrainian folklore also described vampires as having red faces and tiny tails. [60] During cholera epidemics in the 19th century, there were cases of people being burned alive by their neighbors on charges of being vampires. [54] [61] In South Slavic folklore, a vampire was believed to pass through several distinct stages in its development ...
The Blow Vampire (1706 Kadam, Bohemia) Blutsauger (Germany) – Variant: Blutsäuger; Boo Hag (America) Boraro – Colombian folklore; Brahmaparush (India) Breslan Vampire (17th Century Breslau, Poland) Bruja (Spain and Central America) Bruxa (Portugal) – Males being called Bruxo; the Buckinghamshire Vampire (1196 Buckinghamshire, England)
Chedipe (literally "prostitute" [1]) is a witch-vampire in the folklore of the region around the Godavari River in India. [1] They are associated with the betals,. [2] Women who die an unnatural death, such as in childbirth or by suicide, and prostitutes may become chedipes. [2] [3] Chedipes are sometimes characterized as being undead.
Ghosts by location (3 C) A. ... Vampire folklore by region This page was last edited on 26 January 2024, at 13:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
In Malaysian folklore, penanggal are mortal women who practice black magic. To become a penanggal, a woman must meditate during a ritual bath in vinegar, with her whole body submerged except for the head. Only active in penanggal form at night, the creature regularly soaks its organs in vinegar to shrink them for easy entry back into her body.
Get your turtlenecks ready, it's time to talk vampires. If you're fascinated by creatures of the night, the kind that prey on human blood, you aren't alone.From dressing up in vampire costumes on ...
Folklore of Asia. Subcategories. This category has the following 34 subcategories, out of 34 total. ... Asian fairy tales (9 C, 21 P) Asian folklore by region (6 C) A ...
The myth of the manananggal is popular in the Visayan regions of the Philippines, especially in the western provinces of Capiz, Iloilo, Bohol and Antique. There are varying accounts of the features of a manananggal. Like vampires, Visayan folklore creatures, and aswangs, manananggals are also said to abhor garlic, salt and holy water. [5]