Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Washerwomen of the Fountain; Midnight Washers
Category: Ghost
The Myth
At the large washing fountain in Niederkorn, people often heard loud splashing around midnight, as if many washerwomen were laboring there.
Those who, out of curiosity, tried to approach and discover the source of the noise were suddenly struck by powerful jets of water. Though they saw no one, they were drenched again and again and chased away in this manner, sometimes all the way to their own doorsteps.
Thus the fountain was remembered as the place where the unseen Burjoffern worked and defended their midnight washing.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Die Burjoffern zu Niederkorn. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Burjoffern.html
Interpretive Lenses
Religious Readings
- Christian Ascetic Deep Dive
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