Will-o'-the-wisp
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In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, or will-o'-wisp, is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps, or marshes.
The Will o' the Wisp and the Snake by Hermann Hendrich (1854–1931)
A Japanese rendition of a Russian will-o'-the-wisp
An 1862 oil painting of a will-o'-the-wisp by Arnold Böcklin
Sculpture of a will-o'-the-wisp by Harriet Hosmer
Paulding Light
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The Paulding Light is a light that appears in a valley outside Paulding, Michigan. Reports of the light have appeared since the 1960s, with popular folklore providing such explanations as ghosts, geol
Will-o'-the-wisp
…traditions of cultures worldwide (cf. § Global terms); e.g., the Naga fireballs on the Mekong in Thailand. In North America the phenomenon is known as the Paulding Light in Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the Spooklight in Southwestern Missouri and Northeastern Oklahoma, and St. Louis Light in Saskatchewan. In Arab folklore…
Paulding Light