Ghost legends are always fun to explore when sitting around the campfire or chatting with friends. Yet those derived from ancient Mayan and Aztec belief systems offer an extra bit of mystery! Belief in ghosts is common among the Mexican people, most likely because the tradition goes back thousands of years to Aztec spirituality beliefs. Some of the most common ghost legends rely heavily on modern situations, yet those earliest beliefs are still evident.
La Llorona
In Latin American cultures, those heavily influenced by the Spanish, there is the popular legend of La Llorona meaning The Crying Woman. Apparently there was once a lovely woman with several equally lovely children. The woman was deeply in love with a man who apparently didn't return the affection because she had children. La Llorona drowned all her children so that she could be with her love. Yet when she approached her love interest child-free, he rejected her. Feeling forlorn and now mourning her children, the woman committed suicide. The Crying Woman is said to wander at night, wailing as she searches for her children. Some even believe she will kidnap wandering or disobedient children.
The Vanishing Hitchhiker
There are variations of this ghost legend all over the world, but the one we have here is exclusive to Mexico. Apparently a beautiful woman traveled the countryside on her own, often catching rides with taxicabs. During one particular cab ride the women becomes friendly with a fellow passenger, the two exchange and agree to meet a few months later for a meal. The passenger is told by the hitchhiking woman's family that she has been dead for a full year, when he arrives to meet her.
La Planchada
La Planchada is Spanish for The Ironed Lady, yet this story isn't about a woman who was crushed or encased in iron. There are a few variations on how The Ironed Lady came to be a ghost, but the most popular involves a hospital nurse who had a bad habit of killing patients she felt were quite beyond hope. La Planchada fell in love with handsome young doctor at the hospital, but upon discovering her macabre way of dealing with terminal patients, he rejected her. Feeling guilty, humiliated and rejected, La Planchada committed suicide. She is represented as a 1930's nurse that always wore a uniform that was immaculately ironed; hence her name, The Ironed Lady. Witnesses claim La Planchada wanders the emergency ward in a soft glow, quietly healing patients along the way.
Mexican ghost legends are an interesting read while hanging out at the pool, regardless of their roots - fact or fiction. Download a few pulp fiction books for your Mexico trip, and perhaps a few ghost legend books too!
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