Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Leyak In Bali


N the folklore of Bali, the Leyak (in Indonesian, people called it 'Leak' (le-ak) —the Y Is the note written or spoken) Is a mythological figure in the form of flying head with entrails (heart, the bend, the liver, etc) still attached. Leyak Is said to fly trying to find a pregnant woman in order to suck her baby apostr s blood or a newborn child. [1] There are three legendary Leyak, two females and one Male. Leyaks are humans who are practicing black magic and have cannibalistic behavior. Their the Mistress Is 'the' Queen 'of Leyak', a widow-witch named the widow, who plays a prominent role in public rituals. [1] Her mask Is kept in the village death temple and during her temple festivals, she Is paraded. Besides leyaks, demons are said to be the followers of the widow. Leyak are said to haunt graveyards, feed ounce corpses, have power to change themselves into animals, such the USA pigs, and fly. In

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