![]() ![]() It was a bit late, the sun had set maybe an hour or so before, but the moon was full and lit everything enough that you could see like a dim light was on. I was on the couch watching Spongebob (which was is my favorite show). I was at home alone waiting for my dad to get home from work. I lived south of San Antonio along 35 between 2 little towns called Von Ormy and Lytle. Story Three: “I SWEAR on my life that I saw that bird! I saw it when I was about 9 or 10. She also said they could be omens of death and misfortune.” (Basically shapeshifters lol) She told me if I saw a lechuza (big owl) I was not to look it in the eye because if I did, it would snatch my soul at night when I slept. Story Two: “The story my grandmother told me was that Lechuzas were witches who changed their bodies into owls so that they could travel around. Once you went outside, it would peck or scratch you.” Story One: “Growing up, I was told by my siblings that La Lechuza was this huge black bird that would visit your home during the night and either sit outside your window or sit on top of the roof making whistling noises until you couldn’t take it anymore. Here are a few Lechuza stories from people on Reddit who have grown up hearing them or experienced them firsthand: You can also try screaming/cussing at it. The only thing that drives a Lechuza away is salt. Lechuza can not be harmed by guns or most other weapons. They also have the power to make your vehicle’s battery die. ![]() Lechuza have the power to control the weather and can make it storm. If they are especially hungry, a Lechuza will swoop down and try to run a car off the road to get to the people inside. Lechuza can carry a full grown man in their talons. ![]() If you hear the sound of a Lechuza, you are not only in danger of becoming their meal - it is believe to be an omen that someone in your family will die. They make the noise of a human whistle or a crying infant in order to attract attention. At night Lechuza fly through the air or perch somewhere hidden and look for prey. Afterwards, they continue to look like normal women during the day, but at night they become Lechuza - with owl-like bodies and human heads. Photo – What does the Lechuza look like? Illustration of the Lechuza, a real witch of folklore. In folklore, a Lechuza begins as a normal human woman who sells her soul to the devil in order to be given mystical powers and becomes a bruja. A Lechuza appears to be a large bird with a woman’s face and hair. Some social media users condemned the incident as superstition gone wrong, leading to animal cruelty.Lechuza are shape-shifting witches, according to stories told by by Mexican and Texano people. The villagers said the owl was really a lechuza and its screams as it was being burned were the witch screaming. In August 2014, a video of Mexican villagers interrogating and burning an owl alive went viral. Giant birds have been reported in the area, and legends from Native American tribes north of Texas also incorporate giant birds (e.g., thunderbirds).įearers of the lechuza have taken action against actual owls. The exact origin of the lechuza legend is unknown, though it is possible that an actual giant owl was the inspiration for the story. Stories of the lechuza are thought to have been around since the Spanish colonized Mexico. Various methods are claimed to protect against the lechuza: tying seven knots in a rope and hanging it by the front door, throwing salt and chili powder into the bird’s face, shooting the bird, or reciting the Magnificat, a Christian prayer to the Virgin Mary. She lures her targets, often children or drunk people, out of houses by crying like a baby or by swooping down on cars late at night. Sometimes the owl is variously depicted as black or white and sometimes with the head of the old woman.Įxactly what the lechuza does to exact revenge varies widely across tellings of the story, though most reference the lechuza carrying away unsuspecting prey to her lair. As the story goes, an old woman shape-shifts into a giant owl, La Lechuza, to take revenge on people who wronged her during her life. Lechuza-a Spanish word for a type of owl, especially the barn owl-is a myth popular throughout northern Mexico and Texas. ![]()
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