The Story of Wewe Gombel's Origins

ORIGIN OF WEWE GOMBEL GHOSTS
is a term in the Javanese tradition which means an evil spirit or a ghost who likes to steal children, but does not harm it. It is said that children who are stolen are usually children who are abandoned and ignored by their parents. Wewe Gombel will usually scare the child's parents for their attitude and treatment to their children until they are aware. if they are aware, Wewe Gombel will return his child.
According to the story, Wewe Gombel is the spirit of a woman who died of suicide because of being chased by the community for killing her husband. The incident occurred after the husband of the woman had an affair with another woman. The husband did that because his wife could not give the child he really expected. Finally he was shunned and hated by her husband and was ostracized to become crazy and cranky.