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 Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:05 pm
Also known as: Kuntilanak or Matianak
Species:Banshee type
Native land:Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Habitat:Land(in banana trees)
Description razz ontianak often appears as a beautiful woman, usually accompanied by the strong scent of frangipani. According to myth, men who are not wary will be killed when she morphs into a hideous vampire; she will also eat babies and harm pregnant women.
Notable abilities:Vampire type drinks blood from humans but in a more gruesome way
Dispelling and Disarming: having a sharp object like a nail helps them fend off potential attacks by Pontianaks, the nail being used to plunge a hole at the back of the Pontianak's neck. It is believed that when a nail is plunged into the back of a Pontianak's neck, she will turn into a beautiful woman, until the nail is pulled off again. Obviously for Malay ghost, it fear the holy book called The Quran. She fears the a fire which will catch a flame on her white gown and burn together with her. Also, Making a woman strips naked herself in front of her, she will run away screaming. Pontianak is a 'she' and she do not have what a normal girl has. She'll run away not because she's afraid but because she is ashamed.
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:03 am
ive never heard of one of those before. yay for women power. DOWN WITH MEN! heh, just joking heart
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:24 pm
Shanna66 ive never heard of one of those before. yay for women power. DOWN WITH MEN! heh, just joking heart lol
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:50 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:20 am
It's Emily Pankhurst in spirit form. D;
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:50 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:17 pm
Yikes!Wow..that sounds scary. eek
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:11 pm
An evil man-lady vampire, that would be scary to run into!!! biggrin biggrin biggrin
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:31 am
Naturally, Living in Singapore, I have heard many rumors of these Pontianaks.
The very first pontianak story started during the war, whichever one...
This Malay Lady, really young, was raped by passing soldiers and she got pregnant, in despair, she killed herself. Her parents, shocked and embarrassed, quickly buried her body in the backyard.
Till the time they found out the cause of the killings of the pregnant woman and the children, it had spread quite a bit and finally a bomoh came and 'diagnosed' it and they reburied her body in a respective manner and soon peace came back to the village.
I researched and found this:
A Pontianak or Kuntilanak or Matianak or "Boentianak" (as known in Indonesia, sometimes shortened to just kunti) is a type of vampire in Malay folklore, similar to the Langsuir. The pontianak is usually a woman who died during childbirth and becomes undead, seeking revenge and terrorizing villages.
In folklore, Pontianak often appears as a beautiful and at times seductive woman, usually accompanied by the strong scent of frangipani. According to myth, men who are not wary will be killed or castrated when she morphs into a hideous being; she will also eat babies and harm pregnant women and has been said to cause miscarriages.
People believe that having a sharp object like a nail helps them fend off potential attacks by pontianaks, the nail being used to plunge a hole at the back of the pontianak's neck. It is believed that when a nail is plunged into the back of a pontianak's neck, she will turn into a beautiful woman, until the nail is pulled off again. The Indonesian twist on this is plunging the nail into the apex of the head of the kuntilanak.
Pontianak is associated with banana trees, and its spirit is said to reside in them during the day.
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