Allright, on the previous post I have told you the most scary and haunted places in Indonesia. But talking about haunted place without its resident, the ghost, is like making a sandwich without bread :D . So here we are now trying to explore the most scary and popular ghosts from Indonesia.
Here they are the most scary and popular ghosts in Indonesia and the place or culture tradition where they believed exist:
Different country and culture sure it will have different perspective about ghost. In Indonesia itself, ghost came from many different cultures and traditions. Most of them come from folks tales, while there is also ghost that has been "national myths" that believed exist on every culture, regions, and regions.
The ghost characteristic itself is varied. There is ghost which just to "scared you out" and even ghosts which summoned deliberately by humans who seek their own advantages. And of course, it is classified to dark powers and it means the human is declared themselves as the devil partner.
On folks tale in Bali, Leak is an evil witch. "Le" means witch, and "Ak" means evil. Leak can only be seen on night by the hunter shaman and it just reapper in form of normal human when day come. It is believed when the night come Leak is roaming around the graveyard to take corpses body internal organ that used for mystical potion. Even some believed, that the mystical potion is can be used by Leak to change its form to an animal.
The most scary thing, Leak is also like to take the body internal organ from living human. And because of this story in Bali, the tourist must keep their good behaviour and respects when they are visiting some sacred places in Bali.
Genderuwo is known on Javanese culture as mystical creature which has big and tall, muscular with lots of hair covered its body. While its favorites place to stay is on a big and shady tree or some dark and moist place. Many horror story told that Genderuwo like to transform itself to a Man and make women pregnant. There is also many folks believed that Genderuwo is the wandering spirits from dead human who refuse to go to afterlife world.
TPU Jeruk Purut (Jeruk Purut cemetery) in Jakarta is believed to have a scary ghost. It is said on 1986 year, there is a ghost in form of a headless Pastor who roaming around in the cemetery looking for his tomb. It is said if you want to see the headless Pastor ghost, you must come to the cemetery in odd number of people (alone or three people). Dare to try?
Kuntilanak believed as a ghost from women who dead while pregnant. On Melayu folks tales, Kuntilanak described as a beautiful women who often appears along with frangipani flower smells. Kuntilanak said choosing some spesific trees as place to stay like hibiscus tree, especially the one which leaning to side. Kuntilanak also said like to disturb pregnant women and babies. The Indonesia traditional tales believed to vanish Kuntilanak is by sticking a nail to its head.
According to Minangkabau folks believes, Palasik is not trully a ghost, but it is a human who possessed strong dark mystical power. Palasik feared by pregnant women because fetus, it is dead or live, is Palasik feeds. Commonly palasik described as a flying head which separated from its body and looking for "feeds" by each self.
Sundel bolong is an Indonesia urban folks myth which said a ghost with long hair in white, but has a hole in her back so the body internal organ is visible. Sundel bolong always be told as a woman who killed and rapped or giving birth inside her tomb. This ghost figure is more familiar because the story was popular as it filmed in 80's by a legendary actress Suzanna.
Tuyul is a ghost which has more spreading story and made appearances in all over of Indonesia regions, especially in Java island. Tuyul is described as a bald kid or dwarve with silver-ish skin and has voices like chicks. Not like other ghosts mentioned here, Tuyul ghost is summoned by human to steal money from other people. But Tuyul ghost is also believed formed from dead fetus or newborn baby.
There is a hospital at Salemba street, Jakarta believed as location of the appearance of Suster Ngesot ghost. Suster Ngesot ghost often made appearances in hall of the hospital. Suster Ngesot ghost said was a woman who rapped, killed and her legs was badly injured before she was killed. That is the reason Suster Ngesot appears as a ghost who cannot walk and just sliding on the ground. It is terrific enough by just imagining it.
The Javanese traditional term told that Wewe Gombel is an evil spirit or ghost that like to kidnap kids who abandoned by their parents. The story told that Wewe Gombel is a spirit from a woman who dead by suicide because chased by people, where the people accused her killing her cheating husband. Another version said that Wewe Gombel ghost is called by the name because it often appears at Gombel territory, Semarang city. The unique appearance of this ghost is came from her big breast which has long shape and hanging around.
And now for the last one, there is a ghost that claimed as the most scary ghost in Indonesia, Pocong. People who believe the existence of this ghost assumed that Pocong is a protest manifestation from the dead whose their shroud is not untied when the burial process. And because of that, many people describe Pocong ghost appears by jumping. The most popular form of Pocong is described as straight faced with emotionless and empty holed eyes.
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Here they are the most scary and popular ghosts in Indonesia and the place or culture tradition where they believed exist:
- Leak (Balinese culture, Bali province)
- Genderuwo (Javanese culture)
- Hantu Jeruk Purut (Jakarta city)
- Kuntilanak
- Palasik (Minangkabau culture, Sumatra province)
- Sundel Bolong
- Tuyul
- Suster Ngesot (Jakarta city)
- Wewe Gombel (Javanese culture)
- Pocong
Scary ghosts from Indonesia
Different country and culture sure it will have different perspective about ghost. In Indonesia itself, ghost came from many different cultures and traditions. Most of them come from folks tales, while there is also ghost that has been "national myths" that believed exist on every culture, regions, and regions.
The ghost characteristic itself is varied. There is ghost which just to "scared you out" and even ghosts which summoned deliberately by humans who seek their own advantages. And of course, it is classified to dark powers and it means the human is declared themselves as the devil partner.
Leak
On folks tale in Bali, Leak is an evil witch. "Le" means witch, and "Ak" means evil. Leak can only be seen on night by the hunter shaman and it just reapper in form of normal human when day come. It is believed when the night come Leak is roaming around the graveyard to take corpses body internal organ that used for mystical potion. Even some believed, that the mystical potion is can be used by Leak to change its form to an animal.
The most scary thing, Leak is also like to take the body internal organ from living human. And because of this story in Bali, the tourist must keep their good behaviour and respects when they are visiting some sacred places in Bali.
Genderuwo
Genderuwo is known on Javanese culture as mystical creature which has big and tall, muscular with lots of hair covered its body. While its favorites place to stay is on a big and shady tree or some dark and moist place. Many horror story told that Genderuwo like to transform itself to a Man and make women pregnant. There is also many folks believed that Genderuwo is the wandering spirits from dead human who refuse to go to afterlife world.
Hantu Jeruk Purut
TPU Jeruk Purut (Jeruk Purut cemetery) in Jakarta is believed to have a scary ghost. It is said on 1986 year, there is a ghost in form of a headless Pastor who roaming around in the cemetery looking for his tomb. It is said if you want to see the headless Pastor ghost, you must come to the cemetery in odd number of people (alone or three people). Dare to try?
Kuntilanak
Kuntilanak believed as a ghost from women who dead while pregnant. On Melayu folks tales, Kuntilanak described as a beautiful women who often appears along with frangipani flower smells. Kuntilanak said choosing some spesific trees as place to stay like hibiscus tree, especially the one which leaning to side. Kuntilanak also said like to disturb pregnant women and babies. The Indonesia traditional tales believed to vanish Kuntilanak is by sticking a nail to its head.
Palasik
According to Minangkabau folks believes, Palasik is not trully a ghost, but it is a human who possessed strong dark mystical power. Palasik feared by pregnant women because fetus, it is dead or live, is Palasik feeds. Commonly palasik described as a flying head which separated from its body and looking for "feeds" by each self.
Sundel Bolong
Sundel bolong is an Indonesia urban folks myth which said a ghost with long hair in white, but has a hole in her back so the body internal organ is visible. Sundel bolong always be told as a woman who killed and rapped or giving birth inside her tomb. This ghost figure is more familiar because the story was popular as it filmed in 80's by a legendary actress Suzanna.
Tuyul
Tuyul is a ghost which has more spreading story and made appearances in all over of Indonesia regions, especially in Java island. Tuyul is described as a bald kid or dwarve with silver-ish skin and has voices like chicks. Not like other ghosts mentioned here, Tuyul ghost is summoned by human to steal money from other people. But Tuyul ghost is also believed formed from dead fetus or newborn baby.
Suster Ngesot
There is a hospital at Salemba street, Jakarta believed as location of the appearance of Suster Ngesot ghost. Suster Ngesot ghost often made appearances in hall of the hospital. Suster Ngesot ghost said was a woman who rapped, killed and her legs was badly injured before she was killed. That is the reason Suster Ngesot appears as a ghost who cannot walk and just sliding on the ground. It is terrific enough by just imagining it.
Wewe Gombel
The Javanese traditional term told that Wewe Gombel is an evil spirit or ghost that like to kidnap kids who abandoned by their parents. The story told that Wewe Gombel is a spirit from a woman who dead by suicide because chased by people, where the people accused her killing her cheating husband. Another version said that Wewe Gombel ghost is called by the name because it often appears at Gombel territory, Semarang city. The unique appearance of this ghost is came from her big breast which has long shape and hanging around.
Pocong
And now for the last one, there is a ghost that claimed as the most scary ghost in Indonesia, Pocong. People who believe the existence of this ghost assumed that Pocong is a protest manifestation from the dead whose their shroud is not untied when the burial process. And because of that, many people describe Pocong ghost appears by jumping. The most popular form of Pocong is described as straight faced with emotionless and empty holed eyes.
Thank you to https://updateberitamu.wordpress.com for being trusted source and given accurate information for "10 Most Popular and Scary Ghosts from Indonesia".
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