se ▁dis like ▁of ▁being ▁dist urbed , ▁curs ing ▁those ▁who ▁dare ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁They ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁ask ▁pass ers - by ▁for ▁help ▁in ▁wr ing ing ▁clothes , ▁breaking ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁do ▁so ▁rel uct antly ▁and ▁d row ning ▁those ▁who ▁refuse . ▁More ▁rarely , ▁they ▁can ▁also ▁give ▁char ity . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Bre ton ▁leg ends , ▁the ▁was her w omen ▁can ▁either ▁be ▁g hosts ▁whose ▁name ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁all ▁or ▁else ▁they ▁are ▁anonymous ▁super natural ▁be ings ▁who ▁appear ▁in ▁a ▁human ▁form . ▁It ▁is ▁encountered ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁known ▁places ▁( la und ret te , ▁cre ek ), ▁sometimes ▁during ▁the ▁night s ▁of ▁full ▁moon , ▁sometimes ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁( All ▁Sain ts ' ▁Day ). ▁ ▁N umer ous ▁folk ▁tales ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁have ▁been ▁collected ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁In ▁Bre ton , ▁the ▁was her w omen ▁are ▁collect ively ▁known ▁as ▁ar ▁c ’ h ann ere zed - no z , ▁ar ▁c ’ hou ere zed - no z ▁or ▁ar ▁va ou ez ▁o ▁wel c ’ hin . ▁The ▁late ▁written ▁tales ▁we ▁have ▁of ▁the ▁Lav endi ères ▁do ▁not ▁allow ▁us ▁to ▁know ▁with ▁certain ty ▁if ▁they