One of the most widespread ghost stories in Hawaii is the story of the Nightmarchers. The story goes that all around the Islands of Hawaii, ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors still occupy the land. They are most common around sacred places or old battle grounds, but no one really knows why they still march those… Continue Reading »
As a Child growing up in a small prairie community, we were constantly reminded of the “special ” relationship that the “Indian,” now native Americas , now aboriginal people’s, now First Nations, had with nature as manifest by the great spirit. As a child in a rural Canadian environment I had developed my own personal… Continue Reading »
My mom told me a story that my grandma told her, which was basically about one of our neighbors in the Philippines and how she is a shape shifter. In the Philippines we call these shape shifters aswang, and what happens is that the aswang actually eats young children. And so in order to differentiate… Continue Reading »
Growing up in Hawaii, I was told never to take any natural objects from the islands. I’m not sure when I was first told that, I just remember always being told to leave everything where it was, and to make sure what belonged on the islands stayed on the islands. I’m pretty sure tourists are… Continue Reading »
So there is another Tahitian legend about how Bora Bora was formed, as well as the hole in the mountain of Moorea. One night there was a group of thieves who went to Bora Bora and tried to steal the island to take as their own. They were pulling part of the island when Hiro… Continue Reading »