People imagined the Noon Lady as an old woman wearing a headcloth, and often used her to frighten children. The Noon Man was seen more as a swirling column of air or dust. Both appear in the magical stillness of high noon, which folk imagination treats as the daytime counterpart of midnight.
Where it appears
Czech folk legends.
What the old legends say
Protection follows from the time of their appearances: at high noon one should not linger in fields, on the road or in fierce sunlight. People were to stop work and shelter at home or in the shade. Folk tradition also recommended prayer or the sign of the cross.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 37
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.
