Many legends surrounding Manoa Falls in Hawaii involve which spirits who are said to march at sunset and just before the sunrises?
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Manoa Falls Trail Mānoa Falls Trail is a 1.6 mile trail on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The trail is a part of the Honolulu Makau Trail System, and leads to a popular 150 foot waterfall called Manoa Falls. Hiking the trail is approximately a one-hour round trip. Many tourists are attracted to the waterfall and scenery throughout the trail. The trails have a history as one of the earlier Hawaiian trails. There are many legends of the Night Marchers, or ancient Hawaiian warriors associated with Manoa Falls. Scenes in movies such as Jurassic Park and Catching Fire were filmed at Manoa Falls. The Manoa Falls trail harbors many native Hawaiian plant species and tropical birds as well. The Lyon Arboretum, located in the Manoa Valley at the base of the trail is another popular tourist attraction and aims to preserve endangered Hawaiian plants. Rain showers are very common in on the trail and the path to the waterfall is often muddy and slippery. Flash floods may also occur at any time. Swimming in the pools of water on the trail is highly discouraged due to the threat of Leptospirosis.
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Nightmarchers In Hawaiian legend, Nightmarchers ("huaka'i pō" or "Spirit Ranks," " 'oi'o") are the ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors. On the nights of Kane, Ku, Lono, or on the nights of Kanaloa they are said to come forth from their burial sites to march out to past battles or to other sacred places. They march at sunset and just before the sun rises. Anyone living near their path may hear chanting and marching, and must go inside to avoid notice. They might appear during the day if coming to escort a dying relative to the spirit world. Anyone looking upon or seen by the marchers will die unless a relative is within the marchers' ranks- some people maintain that if you lie face down on the ground they will not see you. This is to show respect. However, if exiting the area is the fastest option, it is recommended. Placing leaves of the ti ("Cordyline" sp.) around one's home is said to keep away all evil spirits, and will cause the huaka'i pō to avoid the area. Another thing is to always highly respect the night marchers which can result in great things.
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Kamauliwahine Kamauliwahine (Hawaiian language: "wahine" = "woman") was Alii nui of Molokai. She ruled as a Queen regnant of the Hawaiian island of Molokai.
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Persephone In Greek mythology, Persephone ( , ; ), also called Kore ( ; "the maiden") or Cora, is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest goddess Demeter and is the queen of the underworld. Homer describes her as the formidable, venerable majestic princess of the underworld, who carries into effect the curses of men upon the souls of the dead. Persephone was married to Hades, the god-king of the underworld. The myth of her abduction represents her function as the personification of vegetation, which shoots forth in spring and withdraws into the earth after harvest; hence, she is also associated with spring as well as the fertility of vegetation. Similar myths appear in the Orient, in the cults of male gods like Attis, Adonis, and Osiris, and in Minoan Crete.
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Saveasi'uleo Saveasi'uleo is the God of Pulotu, the underworld of spirits or "Hades" in Samoan mythology.
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Elepuukahonua Elepuʻukahonua (Olepuʻukahonua) was a High Chief of the island of Oahu in ancient Hawaii. He ruled over Oʻahu in ancient times and is mentioned in chants and legends.
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Atanua Atanua (or Atanea), in Polynesian mythology (specifically: Marquesas Islands) is the goddess of the dawn and wife of Atea (Atea and Atanua emerged from Tanaoa, Atea first, who then made space for Atanua).
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Mangarevan narrative Mangarevan narrative (or Mangarevan mythology) comprises the legends, historical tales, and sayings of the ancient Mangarevan people. It is considered a variant of a more general Polynesian narrative, developing its own unique character for several centuries before the 1830s. The religion was officially suppressed in the 19th century, and ultimately abandoned by the natives in favor of Roman Catholicism. The Mangarevan term for god was "Etua".
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Vâlvă Vâlvă (plural "vâlve") is a female spirit mentioned in the Romanian folklore. The "Vâlve" are believed to walk over the hilltops at night, and are subdivided into "Vâlve Albe" ("White Vâlve"), who are considered beneficial, and "Vâlve Negre" ("Black Vâlve" or "Dark Vâlve"), who are considered evil. In certain contexts, they are believed to have human form (especially when they came to protect villages from a storm). They may also appear under various guises, such as shadows or black cats. They also have the ability to shapeshift.
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Rarohenga Rarohenga is the underworld and realm of the spirits in Māori mythology. Inhabitants of Rarohenga are called turehu and are governed by Hine-nui-te-pō.
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Kitsune no yomeiri The Kitsune no Yomeiri (狐の嫁入り, "the fox's wedding"), which is similar to "" in English, is a strange event told about in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. The "kitsune no yomeiri" can refer to several things: atmospheric ghost lights, a phenomenon during which it appears as if paper lanterns from a wedding procession are floating through the dark; what is commonly referred to as a sunshower; and various strange wedding processions that can be seen in classical Japanese kaidan, essays, and legends. The "kitsune no yomeiri" is always closely related to foxes, or "kitsune" (who often play tricks on humans in Japanese legend) and various Shinto rituals and festive rights relating to the "kitsune no yomeiri" have been developed in various parts of Japan.
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Akuma (folklore) The akuma (悪魔) is a malevolent fire spirit in Japanese folklore. Alternative names for the "akuma" are "tōri akuma" (とーりあくま), and "ma" (ま). It is often translated to devil in English, or demon. "Akuma" is the name assigned to Satan in Japanese Christianity, and the Mara in Japanese Buddhism.
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Sleeping Giant (Kauai) Sleeping Giant, also known as Nounou Mountain, is a mountain ridge located west of the towns Wailua and Kapaʻ a in the Nounou Forest Reserve on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻ i. The formation received its common English name both from its resemblance to a reclining human figure, and from a Native Hawaiian legend about a giant who, after great labor or overeating, lay to rest and is yet to awaken. Today Sleeping Giant is a major landmark for tourists visiting Kauai. Hiking trails lead to the highest point of the ridge, or what resembles a forehead. It is located at .
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Telikiai Telikiai also known by the name Meang is an islet of Nui atoll in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu. The islet features in the legends of the Tekaunibiti family, whose members went to catch birds on the islet and found three teanti-ma-aomata (half-spirit and half-human creatures) and captured two.
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Tenka (atmospheric ghost light) Tenka (天火) are a type of atmospheric ghost light told about in various areas of Japan. It is written about in the collection of fantastic stories, the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari from the Edo period and in the essay Kasshi Yawa by Seizan Matsuura and other writings, but it is also told as the folklore of various areas.
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Kumuhonua Chief Kumuhonua (or Kumu-Honua) was a High Chief in ancient Hawaii, who was "Aliʻi Nui" ("king") of Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Islands, and is mentioned in the chants. He was named after the first man in Hawaiian mythology.
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Headless Mule The Headless Mule (Portuguese: "mula sem cabeça" , ] ) is a character in Brazilian folklore. In most tales, it is the ghost of a woman that has been cursed by God for her sins (often said to be as concubinate or fornication with a priest within a church) and condemned to turn into a fire-spewing headless mule, galloping through the countryside from Thursday's sundown to Friday's sunrise. The myth has several variations concerning the sin that turned the cursed woman into the monster: necrophagy, infanticide, sacrilege against the church, fornication, etc.
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Maʻilikākahi Chief Maʻilikākahi (Hawaiian: "Aliʻi Maʻilikākahi"; Hawaiian pronunciation: "Mah-eeleeh-kah-kah-heeh"; also known as Maʻilikukahi) was a High Chief of the island of Oahu in ancient Hawaii. He is known today from the old chants as one of the early and beneficent rulers of Oʻahu.
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Prince Kūhiō Day Prince Kūhiō Day is an official holiday in the state of Hawaiʻ i in the United States. It is celebrated annually on March 26, to mark the birth of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻ ole — heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻ i, prince of the House of Kalākaua, and later territorial delegate to the United States Congress. It was established in 1949 by the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii.
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Shiranui (optical phenomenon) Shiranui (不知火 , unknown fire , Shiranuhi in the historical kana orthography) is a atmospheric ghost light told about in Kyushu. They are said to appear on days of the noon moon such the kaijitsu (29th or 30th day) of the seventh month of the lunisolar calendary when the wind is weak, in the Yatsushiro Sea and the Ariake Sea. Furthermore, they can be seen in modern times, but they have been determined to be an atmospheric optical phenomena.
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Manoah Manoah (Hebrew: מָנ֫וֹחַ‎ ‎ "Mānoaḥ") is a figure from the Book of Judges 13:1-23 and 14:2-4 of the Hebrew Bible. His name means "rest" or "quiet".
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Kyöpelinvuori Kyöpelinvuori (Finnish from kyöpeli = obsolete word for ghost and vuori = mountain), in Finnish mythology, is the place which dead women haunt. It is rumoured that virgins who die young gather there after their death at the start of their afterlife. It corresponds to Blockula (in modern Swedish "Blåkulla") of Swedish mythology.