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Pocong

Aussi appelé: hantu bungkus, bobongkong, kende-kende
Folklore et mythesMort-vivantSauteUne mauvaise mort ou un enterrement bâclé

The pocong is the shrouded dead of Java and the Malay world: a corpse still tied in its white burial cloth that leaves the grave because the knots were never loosened. It is one of the best known figures in Indonesian horror and a staple of local film and television. The belief turns a detail of funeral procedure into the cause of undeath, which is a common pattern in walking-dead folklore worldwide.1

⚔️ L'affronter
Origine
Javanese / Indonesian and Malay
Indonésie, Malaisie
Ce qui le provoque
Une mauvaise mort ou un enterrement bâclé
The cords of the Muslim burial shroud were not untied when the body was laid in the grave.
Comment on en devient un
A corpse buried with the ties of its shroud still knotted at head, neck and feet.
Comment il se déplace
Saute
Bound at the feet, it cannot walk and hops; other accounts say a real pocong floats above the ground.
Intelligence
Un peu d'intelligence
notes de terrain

Ce que disent les sources

1

The name is Javanese for 'wrapped in a shroud'1

2

Its face reflects the state of the corpse: pale and staring if fresh, rotted or skeletal if long dead1

3

Some only want to deliver a message or ask for prayers; others terrorise1

4

Said to gather around banana trees at night1

5

A red-shrouded pocong is the rarest and most feared kind1

6

In 2020 villagers in Java dressed as pocong to scare people into staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic1

Pourriez-vous le distancer ?

Classe de vitesse d'après la description des sources (saute), pas une mesure.

Vous, en marchant environ 5 km/h
Pocong environ 5 km/h
Vous, en jogging environ 10 km/h
Un adulte en forme qui sprinte environ 24 km/h
Un cycliste rapide environ 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Pocong - Wikipedia

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Du folklore des mêmes contrées

ToyolMalay and IndonesianLangsuyarMalay, 1891Toraja walking deadTorajan (Sulawesi, Indonesia), 2009

Dans le même genre

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