Episode 532: La Llorona - The Legend of the Weeping Woman
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The Legend of La Yearona
The ghost holds such a powerful cultural hold over many And it continues and it evolves and again. There actually was a case in mexico city around 1550 which may have been a Direct inspiration for part of the la yearona story although in this tale no water is involved Water seems to be something that is applied afterwards. In an extra twist this la yearona kills whatever child she finds during her wandering Perhaps echoing the old sacrificial Aztec beliefs a child for a child That was fun.
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