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Bloody Mary is a popular English urban legend according to which if you say the name "Bloody Mary" three times in front of a mirror dark room, then her ghost will appear. Traditionally, the legend of Bloody Mary has been classified as both a ghost story and a witch story.

Despite the fact that the name "Bloody Mary" is firmly established in English language and familiar to any English-speaking person, there are many variations of the name of this witch. Among various sources you can find the following names: Bloody Bones, Hell Mary, Mary Worth, Mary Worthington, Mary Wallace, Mary Lew, Mary Jane, Sally, Katie, Agnes, Black Agnes, Madame Swart (Svart(e) in Scandinavian languages ​​means " black"). It is noteworthy that many of these names refer to the most famous British surnames and popular names.

Traditionally, Bloody Mary is associated with Mary of England, who also had the nickname “Bloody Mary” for her brutal manner of ruling and reprisals against political opponents. During her reign, Mary suffered several miscarriages and false pregnancies. In this regard, some researchers of English folklore have expressed the idea that “Bloody Mary” and her “passion” for kidnapping children personifies the queen, who was distraught over the loss of her children.
The Pennsylvania legend very likely has earlier English roots. The English Queen Mary I Tudor (1516-1558), famous for her cruelty, received the popular nickname Bloody Mary. An ardent Catholic, during the 5 years of her reign she sent more than 300 people (mostly Protestants) to the stake, including Archbishop Cranmer. There were rumors that she used the blood of Protestant girls to prolong her youth.
According to another version, the prototype of Bloody Mary is Mary Worth, who was accused of killing her own children.
In 1986, Ian Harold Brunvand, known for popularizing the term "urban legends," even dedicated a chapter to her entitled "I Believe in Mary Worth."
And 8 years earlier, folklorist Janet Langlo published an article, also dedicated to Bloody Mary, but different: students at a Catholic seminary talked about a spirit named Mary Wales. The girl allegedly died from loss of blood - her face was torn off.
Another option, already cinematic: Bloody Mary is the brutally murdered Mary Worthington. The killer cut out her eyes. Her spirit inhabited the mirror in front of which she died. Before her death, the girl tried to write the name of the killer on the wall, but did not have time, and the secret of her death followed her to the grave. Wherever the mirror was transported, Mary followed it and killed everyone who was foolish enough to call Bloody Mary.

In addition to the role of a “horror story,” the legend of Mary also often acts as an English ritual of fortune telling for one’s betrothed, mainly performed on Halloween. According to legend, young girls should climb the stairs in a dark house, walking backwards, and hold a candle in front of the mirror. After this, they should try to see the face of their betrothed in the reflection. But there is also a possibility that the girl will see the skull and this will mean that she will die before the wedding
Or, Wait until night.
Go into the bathroom.
Close the door, light the candle.
Look straight into the mirror and say three times: “Bloody Mary, come to me!” When you say these words for the third time, you will see Mary over your left shoulder.
Remember, by the time you notice her, it's too late to do anything.
Bloody Mary can:
a) kill the person who called it.
b) scratch out his eyes.
c) drive you crazy.
d) pull him along with you into the mirror.
If you did what you were supposed to do, but Bloody Mary didn’t come, don’t rush to make a complaint: perhaps she’ll come see you later.
In fact, think how many people are standing at the mirror at this very time and trying to call Mary!
There are many of you, but she is alone.
But keep in mind, Bloody Mary has you on her list.
And yes, the Bloody Mary drink has nothing in common with this character.

They say the famous drink is named after her. There is no evidence of this, but let’s welcome: Mary I Tudor, aka Mary the Catholic, aka Bloody Mary - the eldest daughter of Henry VIII from his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England. Not a single monument was erected to this queen in her homeland (there is a monument in her husband’s homeland - in Spain). In her will, she asked that a memorial be erected jointly for her and her mother, so that, as she wrote, “the glorious memory of both of us would be preserved,” but the will of the deceased remained unfulfilled. November 17, the day of her death and at the same time the day of Elizabeth's accession to the throne, was considered a national holiday in the country for two hundred years, and before the generation that remembered Queen Mary disappeared from the face of the earth, it was firmly ingrained in the minds of people that Mary's reign was " brief, despicable, and engendered misery,” while her sister’s reign “lasted long, was glorious, and prosperous.” In all subsequent years, they called her nothing more than Bloody Mary and imagined life at that time from illustrations in Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, where Catholic executioners tortured Protestant prisoners shackled. Those awaiting execution pray, and their faces are illuminated by ecstatic visions of paradise. However, during her lifetime, no one ever called Mary “bloody.” Queen Mary's designation as "Bloody Mary" appears in English written sources only at the beginning of the 17th century, that is, about 50 years after her death! Maria was a very ambiguous person - many are inclined to justify her and consider her unfortunate, but one thing is certain - she was a woman of difficult fate. Before the birth of Mary Tudor, all the children of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon died during or immediately after childbirth, and the birth of a healthy girl caused great joy in the royal family. The girl was baptized in the monastery church near Greenwich Palace three days later; she was named in honor of Henry’s beloved sister, Queen Mary Tudor of France. For the first two years of her life, Maria moved from one palace to another. This was due to the epidemic of the English sweat, which the king feared as he moved further and further from the capital. The princess's retinue during these years consisted of a lady tutor, four nannies, a laundress, a chaplain, a bedmaster and a staff of courtiers. They all dressed in Mary's colors - blue and green. By the autumn of 1518, the epidemic had subsided, and the court returned to the capital and to its normal life. At this time, Francis I ascended the throne in France. He was eager to prove his strength and power, for which he sought to conclude a friendly alliance with Henry through the marriage of Mary and the French Dauphin. Among the conditions regarding the princess's dowry, one very significant clause was written down: if Henry never had a son, then Mary would inherit the crown. This is the very first establishment of her rights to the throne. During the negotiations at that time, this condition was purely formal and insignificant. Henry still had high hopes for the appearance of his son - Catherine was pregnant again and almost pregnant - and in any case, in those days it seemed unthinkable for a woman to become Queen of England by right of inheritance. But, as we know, it was precisely this, then very unlikely, possibility that turned out to be realized. The Queen gave birth to a stillborn child, and Mary continued to be the main contender for the English throne. Maria's childhood was spent surrounded by a large retinue appropriate to her position. However, she saw her parents very rarely. Her high position was slightly shaken when the king's mistress Elizabeth Blount gave birth to a boy (1519). He was named Henry, the child was revered as having royal origin. He was assigned a retinue and given titles corresponding to the heir to the throne. The princess's upbringing plan was drawn up by the Spanish humanist Vives. The princess had to learn to speak correctly, master grammar and read Greek and Latin. Great importance was given to the study of the works of Christian poets, and for the sake of entertainment she was recommended to read stories about women who sacrificed themselves - Christian saints and ancient warrior maidens. In her spare time, she enjoyed horse riding and falconry. However, there was one omission in her education - Maria was not at all prepared to govern the state. After all, no one imagined... In his work “Admonition to a Christian Woman,” Vives wrote that every girl should constantly remember that by nature she is “an instrument not of Christ, but of the devil.” The education of a woman, according to Vives (and most humanists of that time agreed with him), should be built primarily taking into account her natural sinfulness. This postulate underlay the upbringing of Mary. The main thing she was taught was how to minimize, soften or hide the fatal depravity of her nature. By inviting Vives to draw up a plan for Mary’s education, Catherine primarily meant that this education would have to protect the girl, protect her “more reliably than any spearman or archer.” First of all, Mary's virginity needed protection. Erasmus of Rotterdam, who at first generally considered it unnecessary to give women in England any kind of education, later nevertheless came to the conclusion that education would help a girl “better preserve modesty,” because without it, “many, confused due to inexperience, lose their chastity earlier, than they realize that their priceless treasure is in danger.” He wrote that where they do not think about the education of girls (of course, this meant girls from aristocratic families), they spend the morning combing their hair and anointing their face and body with ointments, skipping mass and gossiping. During the day, in good weather, they sit on the grass, giggling and flirting “with the men who lie nearby, bending on their knees.” They spend their days among “fed-up and lazy servants, with very wretched and unclean morals.” In such an atmosphere, modesty cannot flourish, and virtue means very little. Vives hoped to keep Maria from these influences and therefore very great importance gave it to the environment. He insisted that she stay away from male society from early childhood, “so as not to get used to male " And since “a woman who thinks alone thinks at the behest of the devil,” she must be surrounded day and night by “sad, pale and modest” servants, and after classes learn to knit and spin. Knitting was recommended by Vives as an “unconditionally” proven method of calming the sensual thoughts inherent in all female creatures. A girl should not know anything about the “disgusting obscenities” of popular songs and books, and should beware of any kind of love there, like “boa constrictors and poisonous snakes.” He advised instilling in the princess the fear of being alone (to discourage the habit of relying on herself); Mary had to be taught to always need the company of others and to rely on others for everything. In other words, Vives recommended instilling in the princess an inferiority complex and helplessness. The constant companion of this was to be constant melancholy. In June 1522, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V arrived at Henry's court. Rich festivities were organized in his honor; preparations for this meeting took several months. On it, an engagement agreement was signed between Maria and Charles (the engagement to the French Dauphin was terminated). The groom was sixteen years older than the bride (Maria was only six at that time). However, if Karl perceived this union as a diplomatic step, then Maria had some romantic feelings for her fiancé and even sent him small gifts. In 1525, when it became clear that Catherine would not be able to give birth to an heir, Henry seriously thought about who would become the next king or queen. While his illegitimate son was given titles earlier, Mary received the title of Princess of Wales. This title has always been borne by the heir to the English throne. Now she needed to manage her new possessions on the spot. Wales was not yet part of England, but only a dependent territory. Managing it was not an easy task, since the Welsh considered the English conquerors and hated them. The princess left for her new possessions at the end of the summer of 1525 with a huge retinue. Her residence at Ludlow represented the royal court in miniature. Mary was entrusted with the duties of administering justice and performing ceremonial functions. In 1527, Henry cooled down in his love for Charles. The engagement between him and Mary was broken off shortly before Mary left for Wales. Now he was interested in an alliance with France. Mary could have been offered as a wife to Francis I himself or one of his sons. Maria returned to London. In the summer of 1527, Henry decided to annul his marriage to Catherine. Maria at the same time became the illegitimate daughter of the king and lost her rights to the crown. For the next few years, Mary was Henry's means of putting pressure on the queen. Catherine did not recognize the invalidity of the marriage, and Henry, threatening her, did not allow her to see her daughter. After Henry's unauthorized divorce, Mary's life did not improve at all. He married again, Anne Boleyn became his new wife, and Maria was sent to serve her stepmother, with whom her relationship did not work out. But Anne Bolleyn was executed for adultery and Henry VIII took the quiet and calm Jane Seymour as his wife. She gave birth to the king's son Edward, but soon died. After Jane, as I already told, there was Anne of Cleves, then Catherine Howard, and the last was Catherine Parr. Maria's life all this time largely depended on the kind of relationship she had with her new stepmothers. After Henry's death, Mary was still unmarried, although she was 31 years old. She was the second contender to the throne after Edward, the son of Henry and Jane Seymour. During the short reign of her younger brother, Mary significantly expanded her circle of courtiers. “The princess’s house is the only refuge of noble young ladies who are not devoid of piety and integrity,” testifies Jane Dormer, one of Mary’s chambermaids, “and the noblest lords of the kingdom seek a place for their daughters from the princess.” Jane slept in Mary's bedchamber, wore her jewelry and cut meat for her mistress. They were very attached to each other, and Mary was disgusted by the very thought that Jane could marry and leave her. She often said that Jane Dormer deserved a good husband, but that she did not know a man who would be worthy of her. Having ascended the throne, Mary prevented Jane from marrying the most eligible bachelor in the kingdom, Henry Courtney. Only towards the end of her reign did the queen allow her beloved maid of honor to marry the Spanish envoy, Duke of Feria. Henry Courtney himself seemed such a tasty morsel that many considered him a suitable match for Mary herself. But, having come to power at the age of thirty-seven, she turned away from the handsome Courtney, considering him simply a spoiled youth. Edward was nine when he ascended the throne. He was a weak and sickly boy. The Duke of Somerset and William Paget became regents under him. They feared that if Mary got married, she would try to seize the throne with the help of her husband. They tried to keep her away from the court and in every possible way incited the young king against his older sister. The main point of friction was the reluctance of Mary - a devoted Catholic - to convert to the Protestant faith, which was professed by King Edward. At the beginning of 1553, Edward showed symptoms of an advanced stage of tuberculosis. The weakened teenager was forced to sign a heritage law. According to him, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Suffolk became queen. Mary and her half-sister Elizabeth - Anne Boleyn's daughter - were excluded from contenders for the throne. I already told the story of the clash between Jane and Mary recently, so I won’t dwell on it. Mary ascended the throne when she was 37 - a huge age by those standards - at a time when England, in the opinion of most European monarchs, had lost the ability to influence international politics, sliding back to the time of the end of the War of the Scarlet and White Roses. The fact is that Henry VIII was able to so convincingly create the illusion of power and majesty that this extended to his state. Under Edward, this illusion dissipated, and when Dudley became the de facto ruler of the country in 1549, the importance of England as a powerful power was completely lost. Strengthening English territories on the continent required money. At the end of July, Reirard wrote that Maria “could not find funds for current expenses” and did not know how to pay the disgruntled English soldiers who served in the garrisons of Guienne and Calais. The government had been on the verge of bankruptcy for many years, and along with the huge balance of payments deficit that Dud-li left behind, there were also hundreds of debt obligations that had been gathering dust for decades in the office of the royal exchequer. Maria discovered that the government owed "many old servants, workers, officials, merchants, bankers, military leaders, pensioners and soldiers." She sought ways to pay off old debts and in September announced that she would pay the obligations left by the two previous rulers, regardless of the statute of limitations. In addition, Maria took an important step in resolving the multi-year currency crisis. New coins were issued, with higher gold and silver content, in accordance with the established standard. The Queen announced that there would be no reduction in the standard in the future. Of course, these measures forced her government further into debt and it remained insolvent, but the country's inflation was brought under control. English currency exchange rate financial markets Antwerp and Brussels began to rise, and in 1553 the prices of food and other goods in England fell by a third. Despite talk of inability and inexperience, Maria began to lead and, it seems, quite well. The people were more or less calmed down, religious and economic problems started to decide. During her first six months on the throne, Mary executed 16-year-old Jane Gray, her husband Guilford Dudley and father-in-law John Dudley. Being by nature not inclined to cruelty, Maria for a long time could not decide to send her relative to the chopping block. Maria understood that Jane was only a pawn in the hands of others and did not at all aspire to become queen. At first, the trial of Jane Gray and her husband was planned as an empty formality - Maria expected to immediately pardon the young couple. But the rebellion of Thomas Wyatt that followed the trial decided the fate of the nine-day queen. Maria could not help but understand that her relative would be a beacon for Protestant rebels all her life, and reluctantly signed the death warrant for Jane, her husband and father (the latter was one of the participants in Wyatt’s rebellion). From February 1555, fires began to burn. There are many testimonies of the torment of people dying for their faith. In total, about three hundred people were burned, among them church hierarchs - Cranmer, Ridley, Latimer and others. It was ordered not to spare even those who, finding themselves in front of the fire, agreed to convert to Catholicism. All these cruelties earned the queen the nickname “Bloody.” On July 18, 1554, Philip of Spain arrived in England. Without any enthusiasm, he met his bride, who was ten years older than him, and wished to see the rest of Mary's courtiers. Having examined the flower of English sorority, he kissed all the ladies. “Those I saw in the palace do not shine with beauty,” said a nobleman from Philip’s retinue, repeating the opinion of his master. “The truth is, they're just ugly.” “The Spaniards love to please women and spend money on them - but these are completely different women,” wrote another close associate of the Spanish prince. However, Philip’s servants were more impressed by the short skirts of English women - “they look rather obscene when they sit.” The Spaniards were equally amazed that English women did not hesitate to show their ankles, kiss strangers at the first meeting and, just think, they could dine alone with their husband's friend!.. The most shameless thing in the eyes of the visitors was how well English women held in the saddle. Philip himself was known as a man who knew how to tactfully deal with unattractive women, but his attempts to start a flirtation with Magdalena Dacre, one of Mary’s ladies-in-waiting, were sharply rebuffed. In the summer of 1554, Maria finally got married. The husband was twelve years younger than his wife. According to the marriage contract, Philip had no right to interfere in the government of the state; children born from this marriage became heirs to the English throne. In the event of the queen's premature death, Philip was to return back to Spain. For several months after the wedding ceremony, the Queen's associates awaited the announcement of the news that Her Majesty was preparing to give the country an heir. Finally, in September 1554, it was announced that the queen was pregnant. But on Easter 1555, several Spanish ladies gathered in the royal palace to attend the birth of a child, as required by the etiquette of the Spanish royal court. However, at the end of May there was a rumor that Maria was not expecting offspring at all. According to the official version, there was an error in determining the date of conception. In August, the queen had to admit that she had been deceived and the pregnancy turned out to be false. Hearing this news, Philip sailed to Spain. Maria saw him off in Greenwich. She tried to hold on in public, but when she returned to her chambers, she burst into tears. She wrote to her husband, urging him to return. In March 1557, Philip arrived in England again, but as an ally rather than as a loving husband. He needed Mary's support in the war with France. England sided with Spain and lost Calais as a result. In January 1558, Philip left for good. Already in May 1558, it became obvious that the false pregnancy was a symptom of illness - Queen Mary suffered from headaches, fever, insomnia, gradually losing her sight. During the summer, she contracted influenza and on November 6, 1558, officially named Elizabeth as her successor. On November 17, 1558, Mary I died. The disease that caused many pains is considered by historians to be uterine cancer or ovarian cyst. The Queen's body was laid out for remembrance at St James's more than three weeks She was buried in Westminster Abbey. She was succeeded by Elizabeth I. And now some facts for comparison: So, during the reign of Mary’s father, King Henry VIII (1509-1547), 72,000 (seventy-two thousand) people were executed in England. During the reign of Mary's younger half-sister and successor, Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), 89,000 (eighty-nine thousand) people were executed in England. Let’s compare the numbers once again: under Henry VIII - 72,000 executed, under Elizabeth I - 89,000 executed, and under Mary - only 287. That is, “Bloody Mary” executed 250 times fewer people than her father, and 310 times fewer than her little sister! (We, however, cannot say how many executions there would have been if Mary had been in power longer). Under Mary I, the supposedly “Bloody One,” executions were carried out mainly by representatives of the elite, such as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and his entourage (hence the low number of executions, since ordinary people were executed in isolated cases), and under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, repressions took place by the general public. Under Henry VIII, the bulk of those executed were peasants driven from their lands and left homeless. The king and lords took plots of land from the peasants and turned them into fenced pastures for sheep, since selling wool to the Netherlands was more profitable than selling grain. In history this process is known as "enclosure". Herding sheep requires fewer hands than growing grain. The “superfluous” peasants, along with their land and work, were deprived of their housing, since their houses were destroyed to make room for the same pastures, and were forced to engage in vagrancy and beg in order not to die of hunger. And the death penalty was established for vagrancy and begging. That is, Henry VIII purposefully got rid of the “excess” population, which did not bring him economic benefit. During the reign of Elizabeth I, in addition to the mass executions of homeless people and beggars, which resumed after a short break during the reign of Edward VI (1547-1553) and Mary "Bloody" (1553-1558), mass executions of participants in popular uprisings, which occurred almost annually, were also added. also the execution of women suspected of witchcraft. In 1563, Elizabeth I issues the “Act against Spells, Witchcraft and Witchcraft”, and a “witch hunt” begins in England. Elizabeth I herself was a very intelligent and educated queen, and it is unlikely that she could believe that a woman could cause a storm by taking off her stockings (this is not a metaphor, the “Stocking Case” heard in Huntingdon - real case from judicial practice- a woman and her nine-year-old daughter were hanged because, according to the court, they sold their souls to the devil and caused a storm by taking off their stockings). There is a fairly common belief that Mary was glorified as the Bloody One due to the fact that she was a Catholic. After all, this is not the first time in English history that a king has been accused of all sins. Richard III is a clear example of this. For me personally, Maria will forever remain a woman of an unfortunate fate, who was simply prevented from living like a human being. Sources.

Contrary to popular belief, Bloody Mary is not just a cocktail. In fact, the famous Mary I Tudor, who lived from 1516 to 1558. The queen received her nickname due to her unheard-of cruelty towards her subjects. Being an ardent Catholic who did not accept other religions, she mercilessly executed more than 300 Protestants, and this in just 5 years of rule! Moreover, the queen did not limit herself to killing ordinary residents; her anger also affected Archbishop Cranmer, who, like everyone else, was burned at the stake. There are many legends with which Bloody Mary is associated, the story of one of them is closely intertwined with the legend of a cruel and narcissistic woman. As legend has it, Bloody Mary used the blood of young Protestant girls to prolong her youth.

However, there is another version about the prototype of Bloody Mary. This is Mary Worth - a real woman who brutally killed her own children. Harold Brunwend famous writer and the inventor of the term "urban legends", dedicated an entire chapter to her in one of his books entitled "I Believe in Mary Worth". According to another version, Mary Wales was the girl who later became known as Bloody Mary. The story goes that she was a Catholic seminary student who bled to death after her face was ripped open. Since then, her spirit has not been able to find peace.

Although the history of Queen Mary of England is full of events and truly scary scenes, most people find it more interesting horror stories about Bloody Mary - legends and traditions. The most common of them says that her spirit can be summoned by saying the name “Maria” in front of a mirror. However, what was the reason for the emergence of such a superstition? There are several versions, or rather legends.

According to one version, the spirit of a brutally murdered girl has entered the mirror and kills anyone who turns to her - this is Bloody Mary. The story goes that a girl named Marie Warrington died in front of her own mirror - the killer cut out her eyes. However, the most widespread and ancient legend is associated with ancient times, when people firmly believed in the existence of otherworldly witches and sorcerers. This story tells about scary witch, nicknamed Bloody Mary. Legend has it that on the edge of a small village lived a powerful old witch, whom no one dared to contradict for fear of damage.

One day, little girls began to disappear in the village, and their bodies were not found either in the village or in the forest nearby. Bloody Mary denied her involvement in the murders, but one couldn’t help but notice that she looked much younger... At night, the miller’s little daughter got out of bed and left the house, following a sound that only she could hear. Running out of the house, the miller discovered Bloody Mary: she was standing at the edge of the forest and pointing at the miller's house, her body was glowing.

Seeing this scene, the villagers took up arms and caught him in the square. However, before her death, the witch managed to utter a terrible curse. From now on, anyone who pronounces her name three times in front of the mirror will know the agony of death, and his spirit will forever be imprisoned in the mirror trap, burning in the hellish flames that have known the body of the witch nicknamed Bloody Mary. History does not confirm such a legend, but strange things associated with this mysterious person do happen...

A bunch of teenagers from all over the world want to see Bloody Mary, without knowing exactly how to summon it. Invoking Bloody Mary, as practice shows, is easy. But what then?

A long time ago, many centuries ago, the legend of Bloody Mary was born. It originated in medieval England after the terrible reign of Queen Mary, who had the habit of burning all Protestants at the stake, and even seemed to use the blood of young heretics for the purpose of rejuvenation. This is how the legend began.

Over time, the story of Bloody Mary took root among all English-speaking people. The story is fixed in the human mind in the image of the cruel witch Bloody Mary.

Someone began to personify the legend with a certain Mary Worth, who mercilessly killed her children. And someone with the unfortunate Catholic Mary Wales, whose spirit moved into the mirror after her face was torn to such an extent that she died from loss of blood. But the legend gained particular popularity in America, where it was reborn and acquired a new meaning.

According to the American version, Bloody Mary was an old woman who lived in the thick of the forest. She mainly collected medicinal herbs and did a little divination on the side. Suddenly, little girls began to disappear in her settlement. Residents noticed that from that time Mary began to look younger and prettier, so she was accused of missing children. However, the witch did not admit her guilt, although this did not relieve the villagers of suspicion. One night, the miller and his wife followed their daughter, who got out of bed and went to God knows where. They caught Bloody Mary committing a crime against a girl. The villagers captured the witch and burned her at the stake. However, before her death, she managed to shout a curse, according to which everyone who dares to call her in front of the mirror will die from Bloody Mary's terrible revenge.

This legend has gained enormous popularity among American teenagers. Movies and television series are based on it, and teenage parties, especially on Halloween, are almost never complete without the ritual of calling Bloody Mary.

Interesting fact! Although today's Americans consider the story of Bloody Mary practically their own, it is actually an English urban legend. It has its roots in both witch stories and ghost stories.

How to summon Bloody Mary?

So, if you decide to call Bloody Mary and are not afraid to face the consequences, which is called “face to face”, then here is what you should do.

Wait until it's late at night. Take a candle and matches. Enter the room with the mirror. Without turning on the light, light a candle in complete darkness. Stand in front of the mirror and, looking directly at the reflection of the candle light, say three times: “ Bloody Mary, come out!»

What happens after this, history is silent. Unfortunately, to date, no eyewitnesses who performed the summoning ritual and reported what happened to them next have been officially registered. However, everything may not be so scary if you tune in to the positive and sincerely wish to see something good in the mirror.

You can also summon a kinder being who can fulfill your deepest desires. And this is a gnome. How to call it, this is discussed in detail in the article ““. This is a healthier spirit than Bloody Mary.

Interesting fact!

The British are still not such fans of “horror stories” (or simply horror films) as the Americans. Therefore, they have a completely good-natured ritual associated with the legend of Mary. According to this ritual, a young girl who appears in front of a mirror with a candle on Halloween will see the reflection of her betrothed in it.

What is she really like - Bloody Mary? Does she look like a creepy old woman? Or does Bloody Mary look like a wild-eyed young woman?

Of course, it is important for those who want to call it to know the answers to these questions. Otherwise, something will suddenly appear in the dark, and then it will turn out that it is just a toy, forgotten by one of the children. And in general, I want to know what to expect and who I will have to see after the sacramental words. However, we have to disappoint you, there is no exact description of Bloody Mary, and there cannot be. And all because she comes at night in the form of the one who scares you the most. Do you want to turn into an old woman, do you want to turn into a ghost... And if you are afraid of clowns or rabbits, you might turn into a clown or a rabbit.

The only thing that remains unchanged in her appearance is her eyes. They are huge and bottomless, filled with hatred, despair, passion, loneliness... and sadness. After all, she was once young, loved someone and dreamed of happiness. And then she lost everything she had, people turned away from her and ultimately took her life. So she takes revenge. The passions in her never subsided, and she will not be able to get enough for many, many centuries.

Famous American legend about Bloody Mary is quite old. It first became known to the general public in 1978, when novelist Janet Langlo wrote an article that was dedicated to this ghost.

In the seventies and eighties, the bike was very common in the United States. Both children and adults talked about her. Moreover, not only the first, but also the second tried to summon the spirit. The real origin of the belief is unknown, and the identity of Mary depends on which part of America it is told in. For example, at one end of the country it might be Mary I Tudor, the British queen who lived in the early to mid-16th century. In turn, in another region of the United States you can hear the story of Mary Worthington, whose eyes were cut out. The soul of the deceased inhabited the mirror in front of which she was killed.

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Yet the main legend about the phantom that most Americans believe is the one that has its roots in the state of Pennsylvania. What time the myth is about has not been established for certain. In the thickest part of the forest there was a small hut in which an old woman lived. She collected herbs, made medicine from them and sold them. In fact, she lived on the proceeds. Residents of the nearest village called her Bloody Mary, the legend of which was subsequently born. So, the villagers were sure that she was a witch. Everyone was afraid of her and did not want to get involved. It was believed that if you angered the old woman, you would have problems - livestock and other living creatures would suffer from various diseases, children would start to have a fever, and supplies would become rotten. A sorceress who is angry with her neighbors is capable of doing such dirty tricks that you can’t imagine anything worse.

One day, girls began to disappear in the village. Search work began. Other residents of the town joined the grief-stricken parents, and people from neighboring settlements joined them. They searched near the lake, on farms, near nearby buildings, but there were no missing people anywhere. Only the forest remained. Having walked it length and breadth, the girls were not found. Parents began to sound the alarm that the children might have been kidnapped by a witch. Several brave men, armed with pitchforks and scythes, went to her home. Mary flatly did not want to admit her own guilt, but people could not prove otherwise. However, one feature haunted them - the old woman became noticeably younger and more beautiful. But this was not enough to hold her accountable.

The legend of Bloody Mary says that the climax occurred the next night when something terrible happened at the miller's house. His daughter got out of bed late at night and went to the window. She heard a melodious sound that captivated her. The girl began to walk towards him. At this time, her mother was in the kitchen, preparing a decoction for herself, because her tooth ached badly. The woman saw her child and began to call him, but he did not turn around. Then she woke up her husband and together they ran after the girl. However, the latter was far from them and heard nothing. Residents of neighboring houses woke up to the screams of their parents. They rushed out of their homes to understand what had happened.

The villagers almost caught up with the girl, but their attention was captured by a mysterious glow at the edge of the forest. Mary stood next to a huge old oak tree, whose branches reached every corner of the forest. The hag pointed with some kind of cane at the miller's hut and pronounced a spell. The demon glowed with a blue flame and hypnotized the miller's daughter. It seemed that the girl was under the complete control of the witch. The villagers rushed towards her, and the witch, as soon as she noticed their approach, interrupted her ritual and began to run away. According to the legend of Bloody Mary, the sorceress was killed by a shot from a gun, which a prudent farmer took with him. Having hit her in the leg with a silver bullet, the witch fell.

Angry people grabbed the demon and dragged her to the village square. There they lit a fire and burned her. When the witch burned, she uttered a curse, according to which anyone who uttered her name in front of the mirror would die a painful death. The village residents did not attach any importance to this and went to her house. After searching it, they found the graves of murdered girls in the garden. The sorceress cut them and bathed in their blood. Thus, she rejuvenated and gained dark forces. However, they did not help her stay alive, at least her body, but her phantom is still alive. When calling Mary, you must be aware that your soul may be caught in a mirror trap. And it is clear what follows from this, because a person cannot live without a soul.

How to summon Bloody Mary?

For those interested in the process of summoning a ghost, read on. The ritual itself is performed at night in the bathroom. You should close the door and light the candles. Then stand facing the mirror and say “Bloody Mary, appear before me!” 3 times. After this, the spirit of the sorceress should appear behind you. And what will happen next, you will see for yourself...