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

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.

March 13, 2024 - Also known as ‘Huespeda’, ... the Santa Compaña is a parade of grieving souls dressed in black robes that travel the roads and villages during the night, raising a dense fog in their wake....

April 18, 2025 - 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.

January 9, 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 ...

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. The spirits are said to hold candles in their hands, so when ...

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.

A living person carrying a cross ... 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 death is due....

June 10, 2024 - Being chosen feels good. Unless it's by Santa Compaña, Portugal's legendary procession of the unquiet dead and our latest Monster of the Week.

If a witness looks into the hollow ... of the living leading the procession. This living person is in a trance and compelled by supernatural forces to lead the Santa Compaña, unaware that he or she is a participant in this macabre event....

January 29, 2024 - The mortal leading could be male or female and would be condemned to wander every night, not knowing of their fatal task during the day, until brought to their bewildering death. To the community and those who had not seen the Santa Compana, the health of the chosen would deteriorate suddenly without any identifiable cause.

July 27, 2024 - The Santa Compaña is a procession of souls that wander through the village beginning at midnight wearing white, hooded cloaks. The procession of souls in torment is also referred to as Güestia in the Asturias region.

August 2, 2021 - The Santa Compaña appears headed by a living person, a mortal who in his hands leads from a cross, through a cauldron with water according to witnesses. Next to this, followed by several masked men in a perfect row that is accompanied by songs ...

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 ...

November 4, 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.

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.

April 27, 2020 - Dawing circles in the ground: good enough against Sea Bears, good enough against the Compaña. fun fact: Some of you must be wondering right now why the hell this damned procession is called Santa, or “holy” in English… Well, Iberians are really fond of something called “Apotropism”, in other words things you can do/wear/craft/etc to keep evil at bay, an example of that being the act of knocking on wood.