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n1QAgR
No.450488
I’m trying to trace the origin of a ghost story that my grandmother told me when I was younger, and I’m wondering if anyone else has heard a similar version or knows its name.
The story goes something like this:
There was a woman whose children died during infancy (or she was unable to keep her children alive). Eventually, she killed herself. After her death, she became a restless spirit.
It’s said that she wanders at night and looks into the windows of houses where there are infants. Only babies can see her, not adults. So if a baby suddenly wakes up crying in the middle of the night for no clear reason, elders would say it’s because the baby saw her watching from the window.
Has anyone else heard a similar story?
At first glance the story sounds similar to the La Irona lady from South American folklore but unlike that one, this seems pretty less malicious and more tragic. My grandmother isn't that familiar with mexican culture so it seems unlikely she jeetified a Mexican legend.
KiUNll
No.450496
one of my ancestor died as a kid, in a fire, he became a brahm, he is worshipped in a temple in our village.
