Results for "noise"
10 entries found.
🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 moreAirship of Clonmacnoise
A medieval Irish legend of a ship in the sky and its anchorBelief · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇨🇳 ChinaNian年兽 (Nián shòu)
A mythical creature linked to Chinese New Year customs and the lion danceFigure · Cursing and harm · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomWassail
A hot spiced drink and the twelfth-night customs of singing to trees or visiting homes for giftsTradition · Luck and prosperity · Protection Living
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreElectronic voice phenomenon
Sounds on recordings interpreted as spirit voices by enthusiasts and dismissed as noise by scientistsBelief · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreOrphan Bird
A medieval bestiary bird whose good eggs float and bad eggs sink in the seaBeing Legendary
🇬🇭 GhanaAbonsam
A malevolent spirit blamed for accidents and disease, driven out to sea with noiseBeing · Cursing and harm · Cleansing and purification Living
🇭🇷 CroatiaBukavac
A six-legged water monster of Slavic myth, said to strangle in the darkBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇯🇵 JapanAzukibabaaあずきばばあ
A Japanese yōkai that mimics the sound of red beans to lure or frighten peopleBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandBánánach
Battlefield spectres of early Irish story, tied to the din of warBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇯🇵 JapanAzukihakari小豆はかり
A Japanese yōkai known only for the sound of red beans rattling in a house.Being Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Welsh mythology: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Electronic voice phenomenon: Omegatron, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wassail: Joss Smithson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Airship of Clonmacnoise: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, source