Latino Urban Myths

La Llorona

Facts

• Names: Lady Figueroa, Mrs. Lopez, Maria, Etc.
• Children are warned not to go out in the dark.
• She is still looking for her children.
• Others believe that if you hear the Weeping Woman crying, it means death will come soon.

Nagual

Facts

• Powers for good or evil according to their personality.
• Nagual is sometimes synonymous with brujo ("witch").
• Believed that Naguals are evil shape shifting witches is common in both indigenous and mestizo populations.

Worry Dolls

Facts

• Believed one doll takes one worry away.
• Main Characters: Diego and Maria
• Mostly used with the Mayan descent.

Ghosts and Witches

Facts

• Brujas Blanca's (white witches) and Brujas Negra's (black witches).
• Sonora Witchcraft Market Mexico City, Mexico.
• Ghosts are mostly seen at night wondering the streets.
• El Dia de los Muertos.

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