Urban legends
Urban legends are simply contemporary example of folklore. The name Urban legends was invented by Richard Dowson. Just medieval stories were set in forests. They describe the terrible consequences of doing something evil.
Some urban legends in The Dominican Republic
The witches
The Ciguapas
The baca
Vocabulary (Definitions)------------- From internet
-Alleged: Said without proof, to have taken place or to have a specific illegal or undesirable quality.
-Claimed: state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
-Trustworthy: Able to be relied on as honest or truthful.
-Kernel: A small but essential part.
-Morbid: Characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
-Eerie: Strange and frightening.
-Handed down: Passed on to a later generation or age.
Urban legends are simply contemporary example of folklore. The name Urban legends was invented by Richard Dowson. Just medieval stories were set in forests. They describe the terrible consequences of doing something evil.
Some urban legends in The Dominican Republic
The witches
The Ciguapas
The baca
Vocabulary (Definitions)------------- From internet
-Alleged: Said without proof, to have taken place or to have a specific illegal or undesirable quality.
-Claimed: state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
-Trustworthy: Able to be relied on as honest or truthful.
-Kernel: A small but essential part.
-Morbid: Characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
-Eerie: Strange and frightening.
-Handed down: Passed on to a later generation or age.
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