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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.
Pages in category "Superstitions of Mexico" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ascalapha odorata; S.
Superstitions of Mexico (3 P) W. Mexican War of Independence (4 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Mexican folklore" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 ...
Leyendas Mexicanas 1 (Mexican Legends). Editorial Evergráficas. España. ISBN 84-241-3537-7. Rogelio Álvarez, José (1998). Leyendas Mexicanas 2 (Mexican Legends). Editorial Evergráficas. España. ISBN 84-241-3537-7. Scheffler, Lilian (1991). Cuentos y leyendas de México (Tales and Legends from Mexico). Panorama editorial. México. ISBN 968 ...
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.
Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".
Here started one of the most famous Mexican ghost stories: the legend of La Planchada, a spirit of an early 20th-century female nurse who haunts the hospital. [52] This ghost has also been seen in several other hospitals around Mexico.
Macuiltochtli (pronounced [makʷiɬtoːtʃtɬi], 'Five Rabbit'; from Classical Nahuatl: macuilli, 'five' + tochtli, 'rabbit') is one of the five deities from Aztec and other central Mexican pre-Columbian mythological traditions who, known collectively as the Ahuiateteo, symbolized excess, over-indulgence and the attendant punishments and consequences thereof.