Bloody Mary?

Question

Not the drink.. My neice and her friends were playing this game and having a wild time of doing so. But whats the point? I remember playing it as a young child but now it just seems stupid.

Answer 1

The entire folk lore game of "bloody mary" is to subconsciously be scared.
Its a game I think all young children, mostly girls, play to see who can be scared the most or share personal factious tales.
The whole concept is to walk in the dark bathroom, or other room, look into the mirror and say bloody Mary 3 times and wait for an image to appear. This image is said to be bloody Mary and this fictional person is supposed to come attached to many horror events.
But simply saying bloody mary 3 times, is just enough time for your eyes to adjust from the dark room so that you can begin to see your own profile in the mirror. Another way to put it is that the bloody mary children see in the mirror is their own dark reflection. As children are they believe they see the horror of this woman subconciously because they arn't able yet to distunish what really happens with your eyes as they adjust to the darkness and the reflection within a mirror.
Call me crazy but I never seen this person because I always knew, even as a child, that no such person would be in existance. But other friends of mine did.

Answer 2

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Well I guess kids will be kids - Why do children run around in the dark playing other supernatural games? - I guess deep down inside everyone knows it probably isn't real - they know they are most probably not going to see anything or really get their throats cut - how many articles to do you see on the news or in the paper of people playing "Bloody Mary" and dying? Children and teenagers realize this, hearing of such a wicked and frightening game I guess they all delight in picking one friend, shoving them in the bathroom and making them do this - I know that when I was a teenager I would of done it. The reward is for their friend to accidently see their own reflection (or in rare occurrences something supernatural) and totally freak out and make a run for it - what better story can you have than that to impress all your friends with? It can also be a test of courage and anyone brave enough who would go in alone to invoke a devil or evil spirit could use this as a sure fire way to simply impress the rest of their friends.

It's said that these "mirror witch" games could have their roots in divining rituals from 100's of years ago, unmarried girls would chant in a darkened room on a certain night and quickly look in the mirror for their future husband - The Ouija Board also has a history of girls using it to find out who they will marry, this is a common game still to this day - nearly every girl asks that question of the Ouija Board even though it is considered a dangerous and supernatural tool, no girls curiosity can be held off with tales of terror and evil ghosts and spirits.

I think what I'm really trying to say is that I have no idea - kids just do this kind of stuff.

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I guess THAT is the point. Kids will be kids - specially teenage girls.

Answer 3

You have to make sure you're alone. Don't play with others. Lights must be off, and the bathroom mirror works best. Light candles around you. Then say Bloody Mary three times in the mirror. You'll see...

Answer 4

I did it...and nothing happened, its just a made up story or whatever...just like the dracula, zombies and all that.

Answer 5

Yeah, it's stupid. And that get up is too. Go put some clothes on!

Answer 6

my sisters are still doing it and they're 16 and 17, i think its stupid, nuthing happens

Answer 7

its stupid with no point

Answer 8

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Answer 9

i don't think there is a point