A murderous spirit, said to appear in the mirror when her name is chanted, Bloody Mary, may be inspired by the infamous Tudor Queen, Mary I of England.
As the legend goes, Bloody Mary is easy to summon.
All you have to do is stand in a dimly lit bathroom, stare into the mirror, and chant her name 13 times.
“Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary…”
:O Then, if all goes according to plan, a ghostly woman should appear in the mirror.
Bloody Mary is sometimes alone and other times holding a dead baby.
Often, legend states, she’ll do nothing but stare.
But occasionally, she’ll leap from the glass and scratch, or even kill her summoner.......
But is the legend of Bloody Mary based on a real person?
And if so, who?
:O While the Bloody Mary story may be fabricated, there are possible figures from history who might be the “real” Bloody Mary.
They include Queen Mary I of England, who has been called Bloody Mary for centuries.
Is the Bloody Mary legend tied to the queen who bore the same nickname?
Queen Mary I of England became known as Bloody Mary because she burned about 280 Protestants alive during her reign.
:O Besides Queen Mary I of England, there are two other main women who some say inspired the Bloody Mary story.
The first is Mary Worth, a mysterious witch, who allegedly put children under her spell, kidnapped them, murdered them, and then used their blood to stay youthful.
When people in her town found out, they reportedly tied her to a stake and burned her alive.
Mary Worth screamed that if they dared say her name in the mirror, she would haunt them.
:O The third woman is Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian noblewoman.
She was charged with killing at least 80 girls, and young women between 1590 and 1610.
Rumors spread that she subjected them to sickening torture, sewing their lips shut, beating them with clubs, and burning them with hot irons.
Allegedly, she even bathed in their blood in order to maintain a youthful appearance.
:O But no matter who Bloody Mary might be based on, she belongs to one of the most enduring urban legends of all time.
If you want to try it out tonight when you look in your bathroom mirror, let us know how it goes......
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:O Source~AllThatsInteresting
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