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Atlas NoctisA nocturnal atlas of folklore

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Spain

One entry in one subarea: 1 at grade B. The points fall where the entry was collected, not where the story is set. Hover a point to see the subarea, click it to open the entry.

Galicia, with the greatest density of ethnographic collections on the Costa da Morte; parallel forms in Asturias, León and northern Portugal
BSanta CompañaSpain — Galicia, with the greatest density of ethnographic collections on the Costa da Morte; parallel forms in Asturias, León and northern Portugal

The entries, in brief

The folklore of Spain documented in this atlas: Santa Compaña. Every entry is placed on the map at the point where it was collected or attested — not where the story is set — and carries its declared grade of documentation (1 at grade B), with the sources it comes from.

Santa Compaña B
A night-time procession of souls from purgatory, hooded, in white, barefoot, with lighted candles, advancing in silence and without the sound of footsteps. Its arrival is announced by the smell of burnt wax, a sudden cold,…

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