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The word siguanaba or sihuanaba has its origin in the indigenous languages of Mesoamerica. Various words have been suggested as its source. In parts of Mexico the Siguanaba is known as macihuatli, a Nahuatl word that can be broken down to two elements; cihuatl (meaning "woman") and matlatl (meaning "net"). This "net-woman" encompasses the ...
Cipitio is a legendary character from Salvadoran folklore revolving around the Siguanaba and cadejo legends. He is generally portrayed as an 8- to 10-year-old boy with a large conical hat and a pot-belly. His name is taken from the Nahuatl word for child: cipit or cipote. Some also relate his name to the deity Xipe Totec.
La Siguanaba is found in all the towns and villages of the department. La Llorona in Chol, shows a very different variant, since instead of drowning her son, she eats him to enact revenge on her husband who had a relationship with a woman from Cobán.
In the neighborhood of La Recolección lived a young woman named Susana, daughter of a woman who owned a store. Susana was a very pretty girl, with long hair and big hazelnut eyes. One night, when there was a full moon, she was on the balcony admiring the sky. Suddenly, a short character with a big hat and a guitar approached her.
Moving Robe Woman (Sioux name Tȟašína Máni), also known as Mary Crawler, Her Eagle Robe, She Walks With Her Shawl, Walking Blanket Woman, Moves Robe Woman, Walks With Her Robe and Tashenamani [1] [2] [3] was a Hunkpapa Sioux woman who fought against General George Custer during the Battle of Little Big Horn to avenge her brother, One Hawk, who had been killed.
Lyrically, the album focuses on the experience of being a woman, the remembrance of ancestors, the relationship between human beings and the natural world, the atrocities of war, and the power of love. [17] The same year, she embarked on the Somos tour throughout Guatemala. [18] In 2020 she launched a project to compile music by indigenous ...
Mount Susitna is often called Sleeping Lady for its resemblance to a recumbent woman. The mountain is associated with a local legend in which a woman belonging to a race of giants vows to sleep until her beloved comes back from battle. [3] The first known printing of the local legend was written by Nancy Lesh and published in 1962. [3]
Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman ...