Skinwalker: The full moon story you’ve never heard before
Skinwalker could be the full moon story you’ve never heard before. Here’s more about the Navajo legend, and how it has become inspiration.
Skinwalker could be the full moon story you’ve never heard before.
Vampires, werewolves, and the tokoloshe are stories existing everywhere. World cultures have different ideas of scary things. A skinwalker comes from Navajo culture, where stories say that witches turn themselves into animals – walking in their skin.
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Here’s more about the Navajo story, and art that’s been named after this ancient tale.
SKINWALKER: THE FULL MOON STORY YOU’VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE
The story of a skinwalker comes from Navajo culture.
Witches, not traditional healers, are said to have the power to change into animals. According to Legends of America, the story goes that the ability is used for harm – and the right way to avoid one, is to not make eye-contact!
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Some stories connect the -walkers to the full moon.
Africa has the story of the tokoloshe, creatures said to be commanded by witches – and according to legend, they can also sometimes appear to people as animals.
ZHEANI SPARKES: SKINWALKER
The term ‘Skinwalker’ also became inspiration for Zheani Sparkes, when she dropped the song by the same name.
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In the track, she sings the praises of someone who ‘hands out to pick pockets.’
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SKINWALKER [WATCH]
Want to know more about the song? Listen to the Zheani Sparkes song below.
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