La Llorona - Wikipedia
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 …
La Llorona | Legend, Description, History, & Facts | Britannica
La Llorona, a mythological woman in Mexican and Latin American oral tradition whose siren-like wails are said to lure adults and children to their untimely deaths. The legend of La Llorona is a popular ghost story that is especially prominent on Día de …
La Llorona – Weeping Woman of the Southwest - Legends of America
The legend of La Llorona (pronounced “LAH yoh ROH nah”), Spanish for the Weeping Woman, has been a part of the Southwest’s Hispanic culture since the conquistadores’ days. The tall, thin spirit is said to be blessed with natural beauty and long flowing black hair.
La Llorona, The 'Weeping Woman' Of Mexican Legend - All That's …
2024年9月21日 — The legend of La Llorona, or “The Weeping Woman,” is a deeply rooted tale in Mexican and Southwestern U.S. folklore. Although the origins of the story have been lost to time, La Llorona is consistently described as a sorrowful ghostly figure who wails near bodies of water, mourning her lost children.
La Llorona: An Introduction to the Weeping Woman
2021年10月13日 — In Latin America, in Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S., and especially in Mexico, no ghost story is told as often, discussed as enthusiastically, or interpreted as widely, as the legend of La Llorona. With this introduction, AFC kicks off a short series of blogs on La Llorona stories and songs between now and Día de Muertos
La Llorona: Storytelling for Halloween and Día de Muertos
2021年10月29日 — Scholars have noted that tales of La Llorona tend to fall into three categories: brief conversational mentions of La Llorona as something to be avoided; stories of particular encounters with La Llorona; and legends of how an ordinary …
La Llorona: The Story of the Mexican Myth - Owlcation
2023年12月18日 — La Llorona's story is deeply ingrained in Mexican history and culture. It is often said that the story was created to discourage children from wandering away from their parents or playing near large bodies of water alone (since La Llorona is almost always seen near rivers or …
La Llorona - Mythical Encyclopedia
The story of La Llorona centers around a woman who drowned her children in a jealous rage after discovering her husband’s infidelity. According to the legend, La Llorona roams near bodies of water, weeping and searching for her lost children.
La Llorona: Unveiling the Ghostly Legend - Mythosaurus
2024年1月18日 — La Llorona is a legendary figure in Mexican folklore, known as the weeping woman. Her tragic story has been passed down for centuries and has become a staple of ghost stories and urban legends. La Llorona is said to appear in white, weeping by rivers and lakes, bringing misfortune to those who hear her cries.
La Llorona - A Mexican Ghost Story - donQuijote
A Mexican Folk Story. A prominent figure in folkloric horror, the main character of the La Llorona legend is doomed to an eternity of searching different bodies of water for her children, who met a tragic end with a watery grave.