The legend of the Hojarasquín del monte tells the story of a creature with tree-like features who punishes those who mistreat nature and guides those who are good to nature.
Legend has it that in the forests and jungles of Colombia a horror or creature known as Forest Leaflet, this creature is a kind of tree-man, its body is a guayacán trunk which is covered with moss intertwined with vines, on its head it usually wears a kind of crown made of flowers.
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The Hojarasquín usually hates anyone who mistreats the forest and everything that makes it up, whether its animals or trees. When he detects that there is someone harming nature, he usually attacks them. The punishments vary, but among the best known are : disappearing people forever, making the person get lost aimlessly for hours only to make them return to the same point where they started, scaring them with terrifying screams and with their very presence so that they never harm nature again.
In Caldas peasants usually consider it the forest protector, it is said that the leaf litter usually leaves animal tracks on the road to mislead hunters, the leaf litter usually takes different forms, according to the peasants, it has been seen as a large, giant, hairy ape, as a tree man or as a half-ass-half-human man.
When it is time of drought or when the forest is burned, the leaf litter takes the shape of a dry tree trunk, which is why farmers usually have a lot of respect for these trunks since they fear that it could be the leaf litter.
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Good actions are also attributed to Leafskin depending on whether or not he likes the person he meets. If it is a person he likes, he always guides her so that she does not get lost on her path and if she gets lost, she shows her the way. home.
Origin of the legend of the mountain leaf litter
The legend has its origin in the Colombian Andes, there is no exact description of how it arose, but due to all its ecological connotations it is assumed that it is a story that arises as a way to avoid the abuse of nature as in the indiscriminate felling of trees or the hunting of animals for fun.
Other versions of the legend of the Mount Hojarasquín
In Cease The Forest Leafleaf is described as an elusive adolescent who is only detected by the noise of the dry leaves that cover his body and hair.
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The Hojarasquín is also known as: Chamarrusquín, Forasquín, Forrasquín, Horasquín either Jorasquín del monte.
Where does the Hojarasquin del monte appear?
The Hojarasquín usually makes its appearances in jungles and forests of the Colombian Andes, more specifically in areas of Antioquia, Caldas, Cesar, among others.
What does the Mountain Leafpaw look like?
The Hojarasquín is usually described in most cases as a tree-man with the body of a guayacan covered in leaves, moss, ferns and with a crown of flowers on his head, he is also usually described as a half-man-half-ass, as well as a big, giant hairy monkey.
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During times of drought or when the forest is burned, the Leaf Litter takes the shape of a dry tree trunk.
How to protect yourself from the leafy mountain?
The best possible defense against Leafdust is to avoid unnecessary damage to nature.
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