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In Navajo religious belief, a chindi (Navajo: chʼį́įdii) is the miasma left behind after a person dies, believed to leave the body with the deceased's last breath.It is everything that was negative about the person’s life; pain, fear, anger, disappointment, dissatisfaction, resentment, and rejection as the "residue that man has been unable to bring into universal harmony". [1]
Chibaiskweda – Ghost of an improperly buried person; Chichevache – Human-faced cow that feeds on good women; Chickcharney – Bird-mammal hybrid; Chimaera – Lion-goat-snake hybrid; Chindi – Vengeful ghost that causes dust devils; Chinthe – Temple-guarding feline, similar to Chinese Shi and Japanese Shisa
Chindi - (Navajo) The dark side of the soul which has the ability to remain behind in the earth after death and become a sort of dark spirit. Drekavac (Croatia) Name used for several distinct undead monsters. Ghost – (Worldwide) Inipi- (California Native) shapeshifting ghosts; Jikininki; Kuchisake-onna; Lugat (Albanian) Poltergeist ...
The experts weigh in on whether or not ghosts are real, hauntings, paranormal activity, poltergeists and what some believe happens after we die.
Chindi – (Navajo) The dark side of the soul, which can often separate in death and remain behind in a place as a sort of dark spirit. Ciguapa – Mythical women who live in the high mountains of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. Of human female form with brown or dark blue skin, backward facing feet, and very long manes of smooth ...
Catrinas, one of the most popular figures of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico.. There are extensive and varied beliefs in ghosts in Mexican culture.In Mexico, the beliefs of the Maya, Nahua, Purépecha; and other indigenous groups in a supernatural world has survived and evolved, combined with the Catholic beliefs of the Spanish.
Navajo cultural advisor George R. Joe explains the painful history, and present-day controversies, that shaped his work on AMC crime drama 'Dark Winds.' Stereotypes. Taboos.
Categorising a story as a myth does not necessarily imply that it is untrue. Religion and mythology differ, but have overlapping aspects. Many English speakers understand the terms "myth" and "mythology" to mean fictitious or imaginary.