Procession of the dead

This article is about the term as it relates to myths. For the novel of the same name, see Procession of the Dead (novel).

They are various myths of processions of the dead, most related to the Wild Hunt. In Galicia and Asturias, it is known as Santa Compaña. The Benandanti in the Friuli participated to such processions.

In Hawaii, there are the Nightmarchers.

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