Famous Spectral Women
This ghost looks like a beautiful woman from behind. But when men come close, her face changes into a scary horse head!
La Cegua
This magic dog has two colors. The white dog protects good people. The black dog with red eyes attacks bad or drunk people.
El Cadejo
A midnight parade of ghosts wearing black clothes, carrying lit candles, and pulling heavy chains.
La Carreta Nagua
This famous city with old churches and schools is where the story of the headless priest happens.
León
A famous street play where actors wear masks and dance to make fun of old Spanish rules.
El Güegüense
This sad ghost walks near rivers at night. She cries out loud for her lost child.
La Llorona
A big, black witch-pig with small piglets that runs through town at night making loud noises and knocking over trash cans.
Chancha Bruja
A noisy wooden cart pulled by skeletons or oxen with glowing red eyes that rolls down streets at 1:00 AM with no driver.
La Carreta Nagua
The valley in Matagalpa where a princess was tricked, starting the sad story of La Mocuana.
Valley of Sébaco
A fun street festival in Masaya where people wear masks and dress up as funny characters, animals, and monsters.
El Torovenado
A Spanish soldier trapped this woman in a cave to steal gold. Now, her ghost walks with long hair covering her blank face.
La Mocuana
A giant bull with no head that walks through city streets at night pulling heavy metal chains.
El Torovenado
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This famous neighborhood in Masaya is known as the heart of Nicaraguan traditions, music, and dances.
Monimbó
Very tall paper dolls that dance in the streets during evening parties in León.
Las Gigantonas
She floats quietly on dark roads wearing a white dress and holding a burning candle.
La Tula Culebra (or La Llorona del Calvario)
A small, funny forest spirit that plays tricks on farmers, hides tools, and gets animals lost in the woods.
El Duende
A ghost priest who walks near old churches in León holding his own head under his arm.
El Padre Sin Cabeza
A big island with two volcanoes inside Lake Nicaragua that has many ancient myths and ghost stories.
Ometepe Island
The short puppet with a big head that dances next to the Gigantona and says funny short poems.
El Enano Cabezón
This trickster ghost tricks men who walk at night. She leads them into big holes in the ground and disappears.
La Sucia
A giant snake that lives in lakes and rivers. People say it creates big waves and sudden water floods.
La Serpiente de la Laguna
Describe a legend from your hometown.
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The town in Carazo famous for "El Güegüense," a very famous traditional dance-play.
Diriamba
People say putting this tiny seed in your pocket or wearing your shirt backward will keep evil ghosts away.
a mustard seed (or wearing clothes inside out)