La Santa Compaña (The Holy Company), also known as the All Souls Procession, the Güestia, As Da Nuite (The Night Ones), and the Estantiga, alongside other names, is a urban legend and a evil organization in Iberian folklore.

January 20, 2023 - The Santa Compaña is a procession of dead souls feared by most Galicians.

September 6, 2022 - The parishioner is the only living person in the procession and goes out each night in a trance, entirely unaware of what they are doing. Before sunrise, the Santa Compaña ends, and the living leader returns to their bed, unrested and oblivious to what they have just done.

November 22, 2016 - It is a pilgrimage from beyond ... a manifestation of the Holy Souls in Purgatory who remind the locals of the fleetingness of life and the need to ever pray for their dead departed to help them on their journey to Heaven...

May 18, 2023 - While in Galicia, you must be careful not to bump into the Santa Compaña, a procession of dead souls feared by many. This very unique procession of restless souls wanders about after midnight, particularly favouring crossroads in country lanes ...

July 27, 2024 - Learn more about the Santa Compaña - a ghostly myth held in late October in the Northern region of Spain, normally coinciding with Halloween.

March 18, 2026 - Often seen as a procession of undead figures holding candles, this group is lead by a single living parishioner usually seen holding a large cross and/or a cauldron filled with holy water, with this man lead by supernatural means to lead La ...

May 12, 2026 - The living leader of the procession is compelled by a supernatural force (in this case, a mysterious curse) to go out every night and walk by towns, villages and forests; but will have no recollection of it the following day. By the same token, because the living person is unaware of what he/she is doing, there is no chance that they will renounce their duty in leading the Santa Compaña, as the curse that forces them to lead the procession puts them into a trance every midnight.

August 29, 2019 - Most people have never seen Santa Compaña, but many have claimed to experience a creepy feeling of their presence. According to legends, this procession of ghosts is formed in two rows. They walk wrapped in shrouds and are barefoot.

March 13, 2024 - This group is led by a living person carrying a cross who has no memory of this route. This individual is usually pale and in poor health due to the fact that Santa Compaña does not let him rest at night.

December 19, 2008 - The person leading the procession can be a man or a woman -- this all depends on whether the patron saint of the parish is male or female. To conclude, the Santa Compaña is an announcer of death, its one mission is to visit the homes where ...

March 26, 2026 - Galicia, in northwest Spain, preserves the Santa Compaña (Holy Company)—a nocturnal procession of souls carrying candles through the countryside. Those who encounter the procession must join it or risk death, walking until they can pass their ...

The parishioner is the only living person in the procession and goes out each night in a trance, entirely unaware of what they are doing. Before sunrise, the Santa Compaña ends, and the living leader returns to their bed, unrested and oblivious ...

For those who do not know it yet, the Santa Compaña is a procession of souls in search of the living that crosses the Galician lands frightening the walkers who cross their path. At the head of this ghostly company is a spectral, tall and extremely slender figure, the Estadea.

October 25, 2025 - La Santa Compaña is a procession of lost souls. At night, after 12, they roam the streets of villages. During this event, they visit every household that soon will be burdened with the death of a family member.

January 18, 2023 - -If you are walking the Camino de Santiago this time of the year, don’t forget to stay away from country crossroads at night, as you might bump into the Santa Compaña, a procession of wandering souls on a ‘recruitment’ mission.

September 28, 2018 - So the Santa Compaña is a candlelit procession of pained souls in two rows of eight that foreshadows death and brings bad luck. They also announce death and visit homes where death is imminent, only adding to the overall feeling of dread ...

October 22, 2015 - Tales from Galicia have traveled all over the world partly spread by returning pilgrims that walked the Camino de Santiago. One of its most popular legends is ”La Santa Compaña” the procession of the dead.

October 30, 2025 - The poor one who receives the visit of the Compaña will wander with it every night, starting at midnight. During the day he remembers nothing, but it can be known that he is condemned by his extreme paleness and thinness.