Chonchon ‘Tue Tue’ Bird With Human Head Brought Bad Omens To Places It Haunted In Beliefs Of Mapuche Indians
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Chonchon (Spanish: ‘chonchón’) is a mythical, terrifying bird from the beliefs of the Araucanian (Mapuchen) people who mostly inhabit the Central Valley of Chile, south of the Biobío River. A smaller group lives in Neuquén province, west-central Argentina.
The chonchon legend - still remembered today - tells about the ancient belief that certain people can willingly become this creature.
The Chonchon or Tue-Tue is a bird that brings bad omens and bad luck to the places it haunts.
It refers to a sorcerer who used magic lotion on his neck that makes his head detach from his body and fly everywhere to make his terrifying tricks of evil, especially on dark nights.
The person ('a kalku', a Mapuche sorcerer) has the ability to transform and emit its fateful tue-tue cry.
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