Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Platschmariechen, Washerwoman of Gruesbur
Category: Ghost
The Myth
Near Schrassig, at a place called the Gruesbur, a ghostly washerwoman is said to appear at midnight.
At that hour people hear the hollow, spectral clapping sound of laundry being beaten, though no figure can clearly be seen. The spirit is known as the Platschmrechen, and the eerie noise of her washing marks her presence in the night.
Thus the place is remembered as the haunt of the washerwoman who labors unseen at midnight.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Das Platschmrechen bei Schrassig. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Platschmrechen_Schrassig.html
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