Cries out for lost children
A motif · Sight and sound · Thompson E402.1.1, The dead
2 figures carry it.
Carried by
Con Ion
In Annamese belief these are spirits that come into a human life by birth and cause the child to be stillborn or miscarried, and then come again by the same route.
La Llorona
The ghostly apparition of La Llorona is known for her bone-chilling cries of '¡Ay, mis hijos!' ('Oh, my children!'), which echo through the night, striking fear into the hearts of those who hear them.