Ignis fatuus lights appear as bluish flames, blue or yellow globes, and candle lights that float and bob mysteriously through the countryside at night. They appear around the world and are univerasl throughout folklore.
As death omens, they include the corpse candle, dead candle, will-o`-the-wisp, and such. Numerous names exist for pesky travelers' lights, including jack-o`-lantern, jenny-burnt-tail, Kit-in-the-candlestick and a host of others. The lights that plague people are said to be fond of luring people off a trail or path until they become lost.
