![]() ![]() The following signs are a foul and musky “death-like” odor, and torches getting brighter and brighter as the night marchers get closer. Anyone living along their path may hear chanting, sounds of blown conch shell tones, and marching noises in the night. They march in darkness after sunset and march as a group continuously until just before sunrise. ![]() According to the myth, they are suspended in air their feet do not touch water or ground as they traverse through the night, and they leave no evidence of their visitations. The legend says the night marchers are normal-size warriors, dressed for battle, carrying spears, clubs, and some are beating war drums and blowing tones from conch shells, to announce the advancing of their march. On the nights honoring the Hawaiian gods Kāne, Kū, Lono, or on the nights of Kanaloa they are said to come forth from their burial sites, or to rise up from the ocean, and to march in a large group to ancient Hawaiian battle sites or other sacred places. The nightmarchers are the vanguard for a sacred king, chief or chiefess. ![]() In Hawaiian mythology, Nightmarchers ( huaka'i pō or "Spirit Ranks,", 'oi'o) are the deadly ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors. ( March 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ![]() Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. ![]()
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