![]() Your internal organs in the event of a breakup! Discover Indonesia Now Might be wise however to have her sign a pre-nuptial to ensure you hang on to Simply drive a nail into the hole at the nape of her neck to enjoy aīlissful marriage to a beautiful woman – well, is a love life ever simple? Powerful spirits that can perform black magic their presence is often heraldedīy a fragrance similar to the plumeria flower or the scent of rotting flesh.īut it is also said she can be tamed to become the most perfect, and beautiful, It is said that the scent of drying laundry will attractĪ Pontianak, hence many Malaysians will not leave laundry out overnight. Malaysian culture these vengeful spirits are still alive and well in the The trading post became very successful and Abdurrahman was made a Sultan, the first Sultan of Pontianak.Ī star of many horror movies both in Indonesian and A Mosque and trading post were established and the developing city was named Pontianak. The Pontianaks soon made their presence felt on Abdurrahman and his builders, and the story goes that they fired cannon into the swamps to destroy the area considered to be the Pontianaks nest. Their long nails and dine on the internal organs.ĭespite the dire warnings shared with him by the local Dayak people, Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie (1771–1808) decided to set up a trading post at this crossing point in the swamp. As bloodthirsty vampires they eviscerate their victims with The Pontianak is a vengeful spirit that takes theįorm of a beautiful woman and preys on men, children and vulnerable souls.īelieved to be the spirit of a woman who died in childbirth, or a violentĭeath, they are one of the most powerful and feared spirits of Indonesian and Legend has it that theĪrea in Western Kalimantan at the crossing point of the Kapuas and Landak rivers Places where nature’s spirits dwell and spook the living. ![]() In Southeast Asian cultures, swamps are considered eerie And the so-called ‘Pontianak’ (or ‘Kuntianak’) is Indonesian folklore features a wide variety of tales aboutĪnimist ghosts and spirits. Please contact our concierge for details on where to obtain holy water and a suitable crucifix for your journey…just joking…or am I?… INDONESIA In celebration of the Halloween season Secret Retreats would like to introduce you to some of Asia’s most notorious ghosts. So, with Halloween upon us, let’s get under the skin of the supernatural and explore the spook factor of Asia…something not quite of this world. ![]() But for others, it’s all about the action, the festivals, the traditions and getting under the skin of the towns and villages they visit. When on holiday some of us are content to laze away a holiday on a beach or enjoy the fresh air and scenery in the hills, forests and mountains. In Asia, Halloween has continued to gain tremendous popularity and is now a date that both the young and old look forward to, whether to carve pumpkins and decorate their homes or to get dressed up and spooky, enjoy parties and trick or treating. ![]() It is the spooky season once again! Halloween was once a tradition only really celebrated in the United States, however in recent years it has become an international event with people decorating their homes for the whole of the month of October, having Halloween parades, dressing up and trick or treating. ![]()
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