Why do Vampires hate Garlic????

Answer 1

Ask Hollywood.

Answer 2

So, should we all be mixing heads of garlic with our Halloween pumpkin stew? Can it ward off the undead? The reputation of garlic as a vampire repellent goes back long before Stoker's relatively recent gothic creation. Why should this be? It's true that garlic has long been associated with health and life in general, however why should it ward off vampires rather than all undead? There are many competing theories as to the origin of the vampire story. Many have to do with disease. A recent theory tries to associate vampirism with rabies. This works well in general however it fails to explain convincingly the position of garlic in the myth. Instead it relies on the idea of rabies sufferers becoming fixated on the smell of garlic - an idea that could just as likely apply to the smell of coffee, not a known anti-vampire tool! Another theory is that vampirism can be seen as symbolic of mosquito bites - and garlic is known in folklore as a natural mosquito repellent. Mosquitoes suck blood and in doing so spread disease. So do vampires. Some of the symptoms of malaria - exhaustion, fever, anemia - are reminiscent of the reputed effects of being bitten by a vampire without being totally drained or turned. Garlic is a known insect repellent which reportedly works well against mosquitoes. This would fit well with the vampire folklore and gothic fiction. Of course, the $64,000 question is: does garlic actually work against vampires? Would it really protect us from the undead? Let's hope we never have to find out...

Answer 3

What does this have to do with spirituality?

Vampires, by legend, raise from the dead before claiming victims. If they wake up to the smell of anything but death and dirt, (garlic grows on the earth's soil) then they... don't like it, and die.

The history of that goes all the way back to the first 'vampires' in like 300 AD.

Answer 4

Most vampires, when they were children, were exposed to their mothers' cooking which relied heavily upon garlic for flavoring. When they grew up and became the undead, the overwhelming guilt that arose when the scent of garlic brought to mind images of their mothers was entirely too much to bear. Added to that, garlic tends to lower blood pressure, which makes the business of sucking blood that much more difficult.

Answer 5

because they are afraid that people will make fun of their breath. it is hard to get close enough to chomp on someone's neck when the other person keeps running away because you have garlic breath.

Answer 6

Bad breath

Answer 7

Allergies. They simply do not care for the indigestion or the hives.

Answer 8

Because it smells bad.

Answer 9

because it's a medicinal herb that is an anti-bacterial agent. It kills germs. :)

Answer 10

Vampires don't exist!!!!