Contrary to popular opinion, the Bloody Mary - it's not just a cocktail.In fact, the nickname of the famous British Queen Mary I Tudor, who lived in the years 1516-1558.His nickname Queen received through unspeakable cruelty to his subjects.Being ardent Catholic, does not accept other religions, it is mercilessly executed more than 300 Protestants, and it is only 5 years of rule!And the killing of ordinary people is not limited to the queen, he touched her anger and Archbishop Cranmer, which just like all burned at the stake.There are many legends associated with that Bloody Mary, the story of one of them is closely intertwined with the legend of Countess Bathory, a woman cruel and narcissistic.According to legend, Bloody Mary used the blood of young girls protestantok to prolong youth.
But there is another version of the prototype of Bloody Mary.Mary Worth It - really existed woman who brutally murdered their own children.Harold Brunvend, a famous writer and inventor of the term "urban legends" devoted an entire chapter to it in one of his books entitled "I believe in Mary Worth."In another version, Mary Wells was the girl that later became known as Bloody Mary.The story goes that it was studying the Catholic seminary and died from loss of blood after she tore the face.Since then, her spirit could not find peace.
Although the history of the English Queen Mary is full of events and really scary scenes, most people seem to be more interesting is the horror stories about Bloody Mary - legends.The most common of them says that the spirit of it, you can call by saying the name "Mary" in front of a mirror.But what was the cause of such a superstition?There are several versions, or rather, legend.
According to one version, the spirit brutally murdered girl moved into the mirror and kills all who turn to it - this is the Bloody Mary.The story goes that a girl named Marie Warrington died in front of his mirror - killer cut her eyes.However, the most common and ancient tradition associated with old times when people firmly believed in the existence of supernatural impure forces, witches and wizards.This story tells of the terrible witch who was nicknamed Bloody Mary.Legend has it that on the edge of a small village lived an old woman-a powerful sorceress, where no one dared to contradict, for fear of damage.
Once in the village began to disappear little girls, with their bodies have not been found either in the village or in the woods nearby.Bloody Mary denied any involvement in the murders, but it was impossible not to notice that she began to look much younger ... the night the little miller's daughter got up and walked out of the house, going to sound that only she could hear.Running out of the house, the miller found a Bloody Mary: she stood on the edge of the forest and pointed to the miller's house, her body glowed.
Seeing this scene, the villagers took up arms, caught a witch and burned in the square.However, before his death, the witch had time to utter a terrible curse.From now on, anyone who pronounces her name three times in front of a mirror, recognizes the throes of death, and his spirit will forever imprisoned in the mirror trap, burning in the fires of hell, who has known the body of a witch nicknamed Bloody Mary.The history does not confirm this legend, but strange things associated with this mysterious person is really happening ...
