Fern Flower
Published on December 13, 2018

White woman

Regions of expansion

Russia 1 France 1 Belarus 1 Ukraine 1 Germany 1 United Kingdom 1
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Russian Federation
Ukraine
Belarus

Description

In Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, Slavic and other folklore traditions - a female ghost in white clothes. It is often considered a harbinger of death or its personification. Sometimes, on the contrary, its appearance warns of danger and prevents trouble.

Sometimes her appearance is tied to a specific legend (often associated with the loss or betrayal of a woman by her husband, lover or fiance).

White woman in popular culture