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Min Min light

nature_spirit earth Aboriginal Australian single tradition · 2

The Min Min light is a blue glow sometimes identified as a fata morgana phenomenon. Aboriginal people in the Gundagai area were taught to run if they saw it.

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co occurs with
ghost of a little old woman, Erathipa, will-o'-the-wisp, ghosts, ghost of Kimo Hill, Mirriyolla Dog, djirri djirris, Craypton, Rainbow Serpent

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wikipedia (2)
  1. List of Australian Aboriginal mythological figures
  2. Gundagai lore

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“The blue glow of the Min Min light sometimes identified as a fata morgana phenomenon, is also known in the Gundagai area and Aboriginal people were taught to run if they saw it.”

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“Min Min light term may originate with aboriginal groups Cloncurry area (with the Mitakoodi, Kalkadoon and Pitta Pitta aboriginal people) in Queensland, sightings in NSW and Western Australia”

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