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India – In India, the entity is known by many names across the subcontinent's numerous cultures. Urdu speaking peoples refer to Bogeyman-like creatures by names including Shaitan, Bhoot, and Jin Baba. Hindi speakers call them Baba and Bhoot. In Bihar, parents use a demon named Bhakolwa as a Bogeyman. The terms Petona and Kaatu are also used.
But in Indian cultural sub-system, Indian folk heroes are most popular. The castes and tribes of India have maintained their diversities of culture through their language and religion and customs. So in addition to national heroes, regional heroes and local folk and tribal heroes are alive in the collective memory of the people.
Films about Bogeymen and equivalent figures from various cultures, a type of mythic creature used by adults to frighten children into good behavior. Bogeymen have no specific appearance and conceptions vary drastically by household and culture, but they are most commonly depicted as masculine or androgynous monsters that punish children for misbehavior.
Der Mann mit dem Sack (the man with the bag) by Abraham Bach der Ältere. Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet with naughty children, 1885 Gruss vom Krampus, ca. 1900. The Sack Man (also called the Bag Man or Man with the Bag/Sack) is a figure similar to the bogeyman, portrayed as a man with a sack on his back who carries naughty children away.
Articles relating to Bogeymen and equivalent figures from various cultures, a type of mythic creature used by adults to frighten children into good behavior. Bogeymen have no specific appearance and conceptions vary drastically by household and culture, but they are most commonly depicted as masculine or androgynous monsters that punish children for misbehavior. [1]
Photo cred: Disney. The movie, which premiered on Disney Channel back in 1999, tells the story of young teenager Frances, who enlists the help of her imaginary friend, Larry Houdini to help deal ...
Anchakkallakokkan: Porattu (transl. Boogeyman) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film [2] directed by Ullas Chemban (in his directorial debut), written by Chemban and Vikil Venu, and produced by Chemban Vinod Jose through Chembosky Motion Pictures.
Bodach s are seen at the beginning of Moonshine by Rob Thurman.; Bodach s occasionally appear in Charles de Lint's books of mythic fiction.; The term Bodach is used to describe shadow-like or "ink like" creatures—invisible to most people—that appear at locations before disasters in the books Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd, and ...