There are a huge number of legends and legends that have survived to this day, describing the mysterious wisps. Eyewitness accounts of this phenomenon are fundamentally different from each other. Some witnesses claim that they found the lost path in the swamps only with the help of a small glowing ball that circled above them. And the stories of other travelers are scary - in this version, the lights are trying to destroy the lost, to lead them deep into the swamps.
The wandering lights are called the candles of the deceased. There is still no explanation why the lights help some wanderers in difficult times, and try to lure others into the quagmire. However, ghosts and ghosts can also frighten some people, while others can help and warn of danger.
Eyewitnesses say that the lights come in several colors: yellow, white, greenish, but swamp lights with a blue glow are much more common. They usually appear in cemeteries or swamps, less often in the fields. Outwardly, they resemble a candle wick or a small ball flying at a low height. There are many legends about the wandering lights from all continents of our planet.
Where do the wandering lights come from?
According to the European version, the lights are considered the souls of people who were killed by robbers, as well as drowned people. Vengeful spirits remained in our world to lure the living into the swamps and destroy them in different ways. The British believe that a person who sees a swamp light will die soon. A bad sign was the appearance of a fire near the house in which there is a patient.
The ancient Slavs believed that the souls of the dead appeared over the graves in this form. According to old legends, wandering lights can be found especially often after August 24 - the day of the hero Evpatiy Kolovrat. In some legends, lights are lit over the place where the treasure is hidden and indicate the way to the treasure. But such riches will not bring happiness, because a terrible curse rests on them!
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This phenomenon has been studied in many countries, but not a single hypothesis has ever been confirmed. More or less convincing is the theory of self-igniting methane, which can be emitted by swampy soil.
But how can one explain the fact that in many cases the flickering ball could move along a rather difficult route and supposedly accompany a lost person? Academician Willoughby of the University of Queensland argues that there is still no mysticism in these mysterious lights. He claims that they are just mirror mirages from small light sources that can be hundreds of kilometers away from the observer.
Scientists will have to look for an explanation for this phenomenon for a long time, since the structure and behavior of the will-o-wisps are different. Therefore, the theory of Professor Willoughby does not explain all cases of the appearance of these mysterious luminaries. This phenomenon is one of the mysteries of our planet, which humanity has not yet been able to solve.