The legend of Yuky-Onna, the ice woman, if you see her run away or you will die

Japon is a land rich in legends .Many came up centuries ago and today we can see them reflected in comics or movies.In Mysterious we have talked about several of them in the post: 4 chilling Japanese urban legends or Japanese legends: the ghosts Gaki and Yūrei.This time we bring you the legend of Yuky-Onna, the ice woman, if you see her run away or you will die.

Yuky-Onna, the ice woman

The legend of this ice woman dates back to the 14th century , in the Muromachi period, already He talked about her.She is known especially in the highest and coldest areas of Japan .No one knows who Yuky-Onna was or why she kills travelers in the midst of snowstorms, but some stories point who was a servant of the god of the mountain and others who was a woman killed in the forest in search of revenge .Her name, Yuky-Onna means "ice woman", "snow woman" or "carambano woman" .She is described as a tall, thin young woman, with violet eyes, very similar, with almost transparent skin and with the completely white hair .She feeds on human energy , and when she finds travelers lost in the snow she puts her lips over her mouth and absorbs all her energy leaving them frozen .Sometimes she introduces herself as a mother with a child in her arms.When the unsuspecting human takes the baby in her lap, she is automatically turned into a block of ice.

The story more popular around this figure tells us that two woodcutters , one young and one old man were caught by a snowstorm and took refuge in a cabin.They slept and the youngest , named Minokichi, woke up when he noticed an icy wind coming through the door of the cabin that was open.When he looked in that direction he saw a woman dressed in white , ethereal, leaning over her partner left him frozen with his breath , it was Yuki-Onna.When the woman approached Minokichi she saw him so young and beautiful that he took pity on him and didn't I kill , but He made promise not to tell anyone what happened or would come back to end it.

The legend of Yuky-Onna, the ice woman, if you see her run away or you will die

Minokichi got married one year then with a young woman named O-Yuki, who means snow.Her marriage was very happy and they had several children.Until one day the boy forgot his promise and told him what happened in the cabin to his wife.At that time O-Yuki became Yuki-Onna and reminded him of the oath.When he was about to end his life, he took pity on him again, he was an excellent father.I leave the care of your children and disappeared forever .

The figure of Yuki-Onna, really personifies the death that stalks those who are immersed in a great snowstorm, with little chance of survival.has evolved and that terrifying being has come to have a kinder side in comics and modern literature.

If you liked the legend of Yuki-Onna, you might want to meet another terrifying being female mythologist: Manananggal, the vampire terrorizes the Philippines.

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