Monday 18 June 2012

Lé Bélengi - Will o' the Wisp

Sus l'nouvieau êcritchieau dans l'Par du Millénaithe tch'en explyique l'histouaithe, y'a du Jèrriais: lé bélengi et la blianche danme.

On the new historical interpretation sign in the Millennium Town park, there's reference to the legends of the bélengi (will o' the wisp) and the blianche danme (ghost) (Gas Place in Jèrriais is La Rue à la Blianche Danme). Opinion varies as to whether marsh gas in the locality was at the origin of the legendary apparitions (the marshy meadow was Lé Pré des Leunmiéthes - the water-meadow of the lights - hence the modern streetname of L'Avenue et Dolmen du Pré des Lumières).

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