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Generally, a tall, dark-haired male is preferred over a light-haired man or a woman. There are regional variations about the hair colour of the first-foot, although generally they must be male. [7] In East Yorkshire, the first-footer should be dark-haired, but according to the North York Moors first-footers should be fair-haired. [8]
450. They greatly fear and reverence the tigbàlang or bibit. This is a ghost, goblin, or devil; and as it knows the cowardice of these Indians, it has been wont to appear to them in the mountains—now in the guise of an old man, telling them that he is their nono; now as a horse; and now as a monster.
Asin – (Pacific Northwest) Often called the Basket Woman, this was an ogre-like monster who sneaked up on and captured naughty children, throwing them into a basket on her back to take home and eat. Biboon - (Anishinaabeg) Winter Spirit. Descends from Hudson Bay to cover everything in winter. Described as an old man.
Dullahan was later glossed as "dark, angry, sullen, fierce or malicious being", [a] [8] encompassing both etymologies, though Thomas Crofton Croker considered the alternative etymology more dubious than the dubh "black" ("dark") etymology. [b] The Dullahan is also called Colainn Gan Cheann, meaning "without a head" in Irish.
Model David Gandy has often been called tall, dark and handsome in the media. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The New Zealand Herald described further that "At 191cm, he's taller than most models and up close - with his dark, almost black hair and bronzed olive complexion - he's like a live version of Michelangelo 's Statue of David ."
He did, and got to ride the horse, called Clock-Work. He weighed out at 6 stone 9 pounds. [5] His first win came the following season: Gay Lord at Leicester on 31 March 1921. [7] He soon became known by the nickname of "Moppy", for his thick, black hair. [7] [2]
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Walking Sam (or Tall Man) is an urban legend that describes a 7-foot-tall specter whose job it is to collect the souls of suicide victims and stalks lonely, depressed adolescents. [ 101 ] Walt Disney's Cryo Chamber is an urban legend claiming that after his death in December 1966, Walt's body (or in some versions just his head) was placed in a ...