the legend of loira do banheiro (blonde girl of the bathroom) originated from the real life story of maria augusta de oliveira borges, who died in 1891 at the age of 26. her death certificate disappeared, leaving the causa mortis unknown. ten years after her death, a public school was built where her house (where her remains had been buried) used to be. naturally, rumours about the young lady's spirit roaming across the school corridors, and specially the bathrooms, quickly spread. the legend gained strenght after a fire, of which the cause was never discovered, burned down part of the building. after the incident the story spread across many schools across brazil, gaining elements of the bloody mary legend. it is said that to summon the ghost one must call her three times in front of a mirror, say swear words, slam the bathroom's door, throw three strands of hair in the toilet and flush three times with all the lights off. she is described as a blonde young lady dressed in white with pieces of cotton tucked on her nose, ears and mouth.
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loira do banheiro was my santa claus. when i did the complete ritual in the school bathroom and she didn't show up, i was devastated. even though she's a somewhat frightening figure, for me she's a comforting memory of simple and joyful times. there was also a legend at the school i attended at that age (7 to 10 years old) that said that it used to be a cemetery, so i used to spend most of my recess digging in the playground sand looking for remains. i've always been a fan of scary stories lol /i actually made this look a few weeks ago, but i decided to share it instead of making another brazilian character because she has an important meaning to me :')
Probably the most popular folklore in my neck of the woods is The Bell Witch. I think most people from my area know the story of the Bell Witch haunting in the form of an oral history. My great grandmother had some family from up near Adams, Tennessee where the haunting took place in the early 19th century. I remember she spoke to me about this haunting like she really believed it, and there was almost this fear that the spirit would hear her and find her. She told me there were instances of the haunting reaching her kinfolk who lived in the area.
The Bell Witch wasn’t really a witch- she was (is?) a poltergeist: a disturbed spirit able to travel far distances, speak, and physically move things. She haunted the home of the Bell family for several years and was determined to kill the father John Bell, and she haunted all them up until he died. But people claim the site of the home and the general area is haunted to this day. The children of the family were physically beaten by the spirit. Their beds shaken and the blankets torn off of them in the night. And the spirit terrorized one of the daughters until she agreed to break off her engagement, and she nearly went crazy from he heartbreak.
Anyway- that’s what I recall of the general story of the Bell Witch haunting. I’ve always imagined the spirit sort of resembles Miss Havisham from Great Expectations. But more country, like a "go out back and find me a switch" type lady.
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