There are many ghosts during the month of November, associated with local legends and traditions about spirits. I will mention a few of them as there are so many ghosts in November.
The most well known of all ghostly activities is the Day of the Dead, occurring at the beginning of the month of November. While this happens on the 2nd November, other places celebrate it anywhere between the 31st October and 6th November. Day of the Dead is also a holiday of fun, festivals, sugar skulls and Dia de los Muertos make-up.
There is a recurring haunting in Bruce Castle, Tottenham. It's believed that a ghost lady appears every November 3rd. This is the anniversary of a young mother who tragically died there in the 17th century. She was Lady Constantia Lucy and wife of Lord Coleraine, Henry Hare. Their marriage was unhappy and he was abusive, and locked her in the clock tower room. One fateful day she managed to escape and crawled outside onto the parapet, then fell to her death. Over the centuries, many people have seen and heard the tormented lady up on the clock tower. Today the ghost still appears.
The Devil's Stone of Shebbear is about a magical rock that, for centuries people believe keeps away evil. A local pub is named after the stone, and it's attracted multiple spirits. These include a scary pale haired ghost girl dressed all in white, ghost of another girl who died during a fire centuries ago, a menacing old coachman dressed in red, and also an elderly bearded man glaring at the bar. Poltergeist activity happens and mysterious big puddles appear inside. Every 5th November, local residents have always taken part in a ritual by ringing bells and turn the stone over to prevent evil. At the outbreak of the Second World War, people neglected the tradition for the first time but as bad things happened, they resumed the ritual again. The origins of the stone itself fell from the sky as the Devil was cast out of Heaven in folklore. The stone is a glacial erratic and not native to the surrounding landscape.
A ghost army appears on 11th November in Horley, Surrey. Located at Thunderfield Castle and along a road called Haroldslea Drive, the sounds of phantom bells can be heard soon after sunset. The sound of mysterious ringing bells get louder and louder for hours up until midnight. This is when a scary army of ghosts walk along the place. It's believed that this was King Harold's army who perished during the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Another ghost army, last seen in November 1932, happened on Marston Moor in North Yorkshire. A motorist stopped driving the car when an army of ragged and injured men marched across the road during a slightly foggy night. They all appeared to look as if they come from the 17th century. It was a recurring haunting that was witnessed before. Another time when the same ghost army was seen, it happened during the daytime and there were strange pillars of bright lights in the sky. Some witnesses even saw the armies during a haunted battle with the fiery pillars of lights. Some had watched as the northern army won the fight, only to all disappear including the fiery pillars in the sky. It's believed to be the Battle of Marston Moor. Why has this haunting, which used to be recurring, stopped in 1932? Some believe it might be because the deceased soldiers were given Christian burials in consecrated ground. A beautiful war memorial was made for them in 1936, that might've eased off the haunting and laid them to rest. Today people still hear residual sounds of this 17th century war.
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