Tradition / Region: Luxembourg Mythology
Alternate Names: Night washerwomen
Category: Ghost
The Myth
At the Bireler farm near Sandweiler, it was said that seven girls came every night to wash clothes.
One night, a man passed by and, seeing them at work, jokingly called out to them, “Wash my shirt too!”
The washerwomen were enraged by his words. They rushed upon him and beat him severely with their washing whips.
From that time on, the man took great care never again to speak to washerwomen at night.
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Sources
sagen.at contributors. (n.d.). Die Wäscherinnen bei Sandweiler. In sagen.at, from https://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/luxemburg/Waescherinnen_Sandweiler.html
Interpretive Lenses
Religious Readings
- Christian Ascetic Deep Dive
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