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 ...

July 1, 2026 - The fear attached to the Santa Compaña may therefore reflect both ancient beliefs and the very human awareness of how suddenly life can end on isolated roads. Paranormal investigators have staked out rural Galician paths, deploying night-vision ...

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.

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 ...

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

May 12, 2026 - The Santa Compaña (Spanish for "Holy Company") or Güestia is a deep-rooted mythical belief in rural northwest of Iberia: Galicia, Asturias (Spain), border zones of Castile and León (El Bierzo) and Northern Portugal.

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.

November 22, 2016 - No matter what these ghostly night walkers are called, there is no denying that they are a manifestation of the dead in the world of the living. Many country dwellers in northwestern Spain even today claim to have witnessed the Santa Compaña and similar beliefs exist in Brittany, in northwestern France, regarding nocturnal ghostly processions.

July 29, 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 ...

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.

December 19, 2008 - Other ways to evade Santa Compaña is to tie a black cat in the middle of Santa Compaña and run away from it, or realize diverse symbols with both hands as a horn gesture (extending the index and little fingers and to contract the rest of fingers) or the fig sign (which consists of closing the fist and putting the thumb between the index and middle fingers).

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This is the same hand gesture many Westerners call the "got your nose" sign. It is considered obscene in many parts of the world and is also commonly used to ward off the evil eye, insult someone, or deny a request - in this case, denying the request to become Santa Compaña's new leader.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

April 12, 2025 - Unos batos participaron en un ritual caníbal y en semana santa se les aperció su compas que había fallecido. Habían bebido la sangre de ese tipo y ese bato como que tenía un pacto con entidades de otro plano porque cuando estaba vivo era ...