The Alan are deformed spirits from the folklore of the Tinguian tribe of the Philippines. They have wings and can fly, and their fingers and toes point backwards.[1]
Alan
Gender
Male/female
Region
Tinguian
The Alan are said to take drops of menstrual blood, miscarried fetuses, afterbirth, or other reproductive waste and transform them into human children, whom they then raise as their own. They live near springs in extremely fine houses, made of gold and other valuables.
Referencesedit
^Cole, Fay Cooper (2007). A Study in Tinguian Folk-lore. Echo Library. p. 14. ISBN9781406846683.
Further readingedit
Cole, Fay-Cooper (1915). Traditions of the Tinguian. Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 14–15. ASIN B0006AH7LY. [1]
SurLaLune Fairy Tales: Man and the Alan
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