Family Folklore.

Oct 25, 2017 20:33

When I say that I hear the lechuzas calling, I usually mean that I hear the screech of a barn owl nearby. It's a habit of mine to refer to that as the call of lechuzas, though, because that was what my mother always said when we'd hear the barn owls cry. Even Mister says the same thing every time we hear one, probably because of his own parents & ( Read more... )

fam;ama, folklore, chicana talk, wildlife, lechuza

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st_martin_a October 26 2017, 10:01:10 UTC
Chevere historia.
: )
Me gusta Billy Idol tambien. : )

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lovely_magical November 3 2017, 15:41:14 UTC
Gracias! Mi madre tiene los mejores cuentos. :)

Y sí, me ha gustado Billy Idol desde que lo vi en "The Wedding Singer" cuando yo era un niña.

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st_martin_a November 3 2017, 16:48:52 UTC
The Wedding Singer - una pelicula?

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lovely_magical November 3 2017, 20:16:02 UTC
Sí. Creo que en español se llama "El Cantante de Bodas" o "El Chico Ideal".

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roguem October 30 2017, 09:42:28 UTC
I've actually heard the term bruja, but lechuza is new. Interesting, I always love hearing about various folklore.

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lovely_magical November 3 2017, 15:44:05 UTC
Could I ask where you've heard it? I'm just curious. I feel like the first time I heard people talking about brujas it was when the women got together to gossip.

I'll do my best to share more! My family has so many stories related to folklore, especially my mother.

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roguem November 9 2017, 09:45:36 UTC
I'm not sure actually. But most likely from a book or a TV-show, could have been mentioned in Supernatural at some point. I do connect bruja and witch in my mind though.

Cool, I hope you do share more stories.

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