THE MOHAN AND THE MADRE MONTE

THE MOHÁN:

The mohán is a Tolimense´s Tipic legend.people tell about a monstrous personage.The fishermans say that is gadabout,adventurous and magician. People described mohán of differents forms,something like: a wild beast,of treacherous eyes.
In center of magdalena´s is a giant men,whit eyes,big mouth,head of hair of candle colored,and beard.when this personage appear start discomfort as: earthquake,plague and floods.

The mohán persecute the woman-wash of ports as: Jabonera, la Rumbosa, el Cachimbo guamo, Méndez, Chimbimbe, Mojabobos, Bocas de Río Recio, Caracolí y Arrancaplumas, etc.

In general this legend is very interesting, fantastic, famous and folklore wealth for this region.



THE MADRE MONTE:

Whereas the mohán is a colombian's leged, the Madre Monte is a Brasil, Argentina and Paraguay legend.

On the other hand, The madre monte is a history of a woman, while the mohán is a history of a men.The history of madre monte is older than the mohán.
Whereas the madre monte is a beautiful woman, the mohán is a monstruos men;the hair of the madre monte is shorter than head of hair of the mohán.
However,the mohán is more terrorific than the madre monte.
For this legends are very prestigious and captivates in each region.


Written by: July Nataly Rincón
Child Education
Bibligraphy: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/leyendashttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfos