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Kuntilanak Ghosts in Indonesia

Monday, October 3, 2011 in Labels: Indonesia

Kuntilanak figure depicted in the form of a beautiful woman. Kuntilanak depicted happy terrorizing villagers to take revenge. Kuntilanak as appears always accompanied by fragrant frangipani flowers. It is said that men who are not careful it can be killed after kuntilanak transformed into blood-sucking. Kuntilanak also happy to eat babies and harm pregnant women. In the horror stories and horror movies on television Malaysia, kuntilanak depicted kill prey by sucking the blood in the neck, like a vampire. Somewhat different from the picture according to the tradition of Malay, Sundanese tradition kuntilanak not have a hole in the back and only interfere with the appearance alone. Types who have holes in the back as the description above is called sundel perforated. Kuntilanak also seems like a certain tree as a place to "sit".

Kuntilanak or Pontianak or Puntianak, or often abbreviated Kunti is a ghost who is believed to come from pregnant women who died or the woman who died in childbirth and child have not been born. The name "puntianak" stands for "woman dies childless'. This myth is similar to the mythical ghost langsuir known in Southeast Asia, especially in the archipelago of Indonesia. Kuntilanak ghost myth since ancient myth has also become common in Malaysia after being taken by immigrants from the archipelago. Pontianak city got its name because it is said Abdurrahman Alkadrie, founder of the Sultanate of Pontianak, this ghost interrupted when the court will determine the place of establishment.

Generally, kuntilanak described as a beautiful woman with long hair long and dressed in white. In Malay folklore, kuntilanak figure depicted in the form of a beautiful woman with a perforated back. Kuntilanak depicted happy terrorizing villagers to take revenge. Kuntilanak as appears always accompanied by fragrant frangipani flowers. It is said that men who are not careful it can be killed after kuntilanak transformed into blood-sucking. Kuntilanak often said to be incarnated as a beautiful woman who walked alone on the street is deserted. Therefore, this story aims to avoid the possibility of groups of women than young men plagued by the fear of Kuntilanak when walking alone on a deserted road.

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