Bloody Mary is one of the most popular ghosts in the world. But who was she, really? No one actually knows. There are hundreds of legends about this famous legendary character.
Some say she was a widow who killed her children, while some say she was a young child who was murdered and is wandering around her grave. Other tales say the ghost is Mary Worth, a woman said to be a witch who was burned at the stake.
One legend about Bloody Mary says that if a person says "Bloody Mary" three times in front of the mirror after midnight, Mary's ghost will appear and kill them.
Some legends also portray her as a good ghost, but she is most often seen as an evil spirit.
Bloody Mary Ritual
The most important aspect of the legend of Bloody Mary is not the story of Mary herself but the ritual of summoning her. Folklorists have written about Bloody Mary rituals in American culture since the 1980s, describing them as seance-like events that usually involved candles, mirrors, and chanting an incantation to summon Bloody Mary. It is uncertain whether the legend derives from the myth or vice versa
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Some say she was a widow who killed her children, while some say she was a young child who was murdered and is wandering around her grave. Other tales say the ghost is Mary Worth, a woman said to be a witch who was burned at the stake.
One legend about Bloody Mary says that if a person says "Bloody Mary" three times in front of the mirror after midnight, Mary's ghost will appear and kill them.
Some legends also portray her as a good ghost, but she is most often seen as an evil spirit.
Bloody Mary Ritual
The most important aspect of the legend of Bloody Mary is not the story of Mary herself but the ritual of summoning her. Folklorists have written about Bloody Mary rituals in American culture since the 1980s, describing them as seance-like events that usually involved candles, mirrors, and chanting an incantation to summon Bloody Mary. It is uncertain whether the legend derives from the myth or vice versa
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