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Matt_S:
Here it is.


--- Quote ---Číhošť ("Cihost" without diacritics, read: "Chee-hosht) is a small town located in the center of Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia at that time). On Sunday 11th December 1949 the local priest, Josef Toufar, held his Sunday preaching in the local church, when several of the listeners saw a cross, about half-meter tall and standing above and behind the priest, move from side to side for no apparent reason. Due to this, they were considering this an act of God.
The priest was surprised as well - but he told the listeners to stay quiet about this. The times were really bad for all religions, not just Catholic, as the Communists were opressing all the churches pretty badly - misinformations, forged trials, you name it. (Those were really bad times for _anyone_ not going with the Commies ...).
However, the rumors spread, and then came a Christmass church mass was held on 25th December 1949. Again, several listeners noticed a similar movement of the same cross, and Číhošť became a place for pilgrimage.
However, the secret police, StB (a Czechoslovak counterpart to Russian KGB) learned of this and decided to use this against the Christians. Josef Taufer was kidnapped, taken to prison and tortured by hunger, thirst and outright physical violence for nearly a month, until he finally gave up and forcedly signed a confession that it was him who moved the cross, using a string-based mechanism.
Three days after the forced confession, Josef Toufar died from total exhaustion after the torture.

The fact that the cross moved is undoubtable, there were too many witnesses (19, according to some sources). But the cause af the movement remains unknown even now. None of the StB-suggested and tried mechanisms worked, unless it would be clearly visible on the plain altar. Not to mention that forging such a miracle during times of these religious repressions could only be either a provocation, or a direct call for suicide. The furniture, upon which the cross stood, was sturdy, as was the floor under the furniture, so this cause was also ruled out. New investigations were conducted at the end of 20th century - but still to no avail.
Was this an act of God? Only God knows ...
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Kabrinski:
Here's one-a native american nightmare known as a skinwalker. My knowledge of native american history and folklore is fairly roughshod-but I make it a point to know as much as I can.

According to the Navajo Indians-yee naaldlooshii-or literally he who goes on all fours, are people who practice the Witchery Way. They've gained the power to shapeshift-amoung other things by breaking some cultural taboo-such as the murding of the family memeber, even have used the native dance to curse instead of heal-like I said-little roughshod. Natives have a hard time talking to non natives about them-because they don't have base of folklore to draw from to protect themselves-that or their afraid that it might be a skinwalker in disguise looking to get its kicks.

I know there's more-I just have to do a little digging.

Hopefully I'll be back with more.

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