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  2. Ghosts in Mexican culture - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. La Llorona - Wikipedia

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    Statue of La Llorona on an island of Xochimilco, Mexico, 2015. La Llorona (Latin American Spanish: [la ʝoˈɾona]; ' the Crying Woman, the Weeping Woman, the Wailer ') is a vengeful ghost in Mexican folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her.

  4. Sihuanaba - Wikipedia

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    Other versions indicate that she was a woman of lousy behavior, which is why she was cursed by her husband or her father-in-law to wander as a ghost hunting men. Today, in some versions, she is described as a woman with a skull similar to that of a horse and with legs of a horse, which is beautiful at first glance, but up close is a monstrous ...

  5. List of reportedly haunted locations in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Casa de las Brujas, or the House of the Witches, in Guanajuato, was built in 1845 and was owned by a Dutch mine owner by the name of Juan Carson. He was imprisoned for murder, and his daughter, Susan, was left in the custody of her aunts in the house. She was supposedly found beaten and starved to death in the cellar a year later.

  6. List of inscriptions in biblical archaeology - Wikipedia

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    Papyrus Brooklyn 35.1446 – A document that lists the names of 45 individuals, including a Canaanite woman named "Šp-ra." Scholars assume that this is a hieroglyphic transliteration of the Hebrew name "Shiphrah," which also appears in Exodus 1:15–21. However, while the name may be related, the document dates to c. 1833–1743 BCE (centuries ...

  7. List of women in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Samaritan woman at the well, or Photine is a well known figure from the Gospel of John; Sapphira – Acts [176] Sarah #1 – wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac. Her name was originally "Sarai". According to Genesis 17:15 God changed her name to Sarah as part of a covenant with Yahweh after Hagar bore Abraham a son Ishmael.

  8. Category:Mexican ghosts - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Mexican ghosts" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Category:Mexican folklore - Wikipedia

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    Mexican ghosts (2 C, 3 P) Mexican legends (2 C, 7 P) Mexican outlaws (1 C, 13 P) Mexican mythology (1 C, 10 P) S. Second French intervention in Mexico (4 C, 23 P)