Beware Of The Night Marchers – Deadly Ghosts Of Warriors Who Kill With Just One Look

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When darkness falls, they rise from burial places and the ocean. They start to march in large groups, and they move until just before sunrise. If you encounter them, never look into their eyes because they can kill any mortal with only one glance.

They are known as Night Marchers (Huaka‘i-po) or "Spirit ranks" (Oi‘o)  in ancient Hawaiian legends and their stories have been passed down for generations.  The Night Marchers are believed to be deadly ghosts of Hawaiian warriors.

There are many interesting aspects of the Night Marchers, who occasionally can also appear during the day. This happens when they are coming to escort a dying relative to the spirit world. In most cases, however, they enter the realm of our existence when it’s dark.

Being ghosts, they leave no visible physical evidence of their visit. They move, often suspended through the air, and their feet don’t the ground or water. They simply float through the air.

Ghosts And Spirits In Hawaiian Mythology

Stories of ghosts and spirits are often encountered in Hawaiian mythology. A ghost (lapu) can be human or non-human, but their existence testifies to peoples’ beliefs in life after death.

“The Hawaiians said: "The lapu ghosts were not supposed to watch over the welfare of the persons they met. They never went into the heavens to become black clouds, bringing rain for the benefit of their households.

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