The wariness of owls can be traced back to the bible, and even before that, in Aztec and Mayan culture. Not too much later, there was a giant storm that damaged a lot, except the house and the picnic table where the lechuza was sitting. The kid did not feel fear however, and wondered if the bird was there to warn them about something. The kid told their grandma about this and she began praying and doing a limpieza (a cleaning) with an egg, and told the kid the story of the lechuza. It stared for another 15 minutes but then left when the father arrived home. It was sitting on a picnic table across the street and looking right at them. However, their dad was not out there, instead it was a massive owl. (we’ll use a fake name), Child heard noises outside and thought it was their dad coming home from work and naturally went outside excited to greet their dad.
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The sun had just set and it was a full moon. This is a story found on reddit, from the 90s or early 2000s:Ī 9 year old living south of San Antonio, TX, in between two little towns called Von Ormy and Lytle was at home alone watching Spongebob. The next day, they went to the house of the bruja they believed to be the Lechuza and she answered the door with a bandaged leg. When the Lechuza attempted to take the kid, locals fired at it with guns, but only hit its claws before it flew away. It was lured out of the trees by using a child as bait. There are many stories of sightings of the Lechuza, the following is Nuevo Laredo, in the 1950s: There was a lechuza terrorizing the town, and the locals came up with a plan to kill it. Some say praying can also save you, specifically the Magnifica (Magnificat), a prayer from the gospel of Saint Luke, but it must be recited in Spanish and then also backwards. Tying a rope of 7 knots and hanging it on your door will also protect you, since it is a sign of acknowledgement and respect toward the lechuza. If you see it, you should also cuss her out to drive it away, but other versions of the legend say this may make it more mad, so be wary of this one.
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It is said the Lechuza has swooped down on cars and can travel at the same speed.Īccording to legend, salt can protect against it, and many put salt on their windows at night for protection. It is common to be told, “do not whistle three times at midnight” for it is an invitation for the Lechuza.
Some versions of the legend, the Lechuza only preys on adult men, drunks specifically, but in others the lechuza craves the blood of newborn babies and especially unbaptized babies. It is also said to prey on human emotions, often appearing during domestic disputes and waiting for her next victim to storm outside. The Lechuza is said to bring storms with it and cannot be harmed by guns. The Lechuza is so big that it can carry a grown adult in its talons. Some say dreaming of the Lechuza is also an omen of death. Sometimes the cry of the Lechuza is said to be an omen of death, if you hear it, a family member will die. Legend says that the cry of a Lechuza mimics the cry of a baby or whistles and they use it to lure you outside, to take you and make you their meal. Depending on where you hear the tale, the lechuza is sometimes just one bruja, but in other places, any bruja can become this giant owl, it is a witch that has sold her soul to the devil and they transform at night. Some other versions of the legend tell that the witch herself was killed by locals and came back to seek revenge. Sometimes villagers killed her child, other times the child was killed by a drunk (and she is known to attack drunkards). This specific lechuza has been reported only in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas and in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and California, especially southern CA.Īccording to most variations of the legend, the Lechuza was once a woman who was wronged and now seeks revenge. Although it is an owl, it is said to have the face of an old woman. It is 7 feet tall and has a wingspan of 15 feet. Some say it is a white owl, but there are stories and reports that it is black owl. There are small owls that are believed to be witches, but the legend of La Lechuza is one giant owl. It is said that a lechuza, or owl, specifically a white owl, is a bruja or witch that has taken the form of this owl. The legend of la Lechuza is one that can be heard all over Mexico.
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