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The myth of the Vampire can be found in many countries around the world but the legends most of us know come from the European cultures.<\/p>\nThe myth of the Vampire can be found in many countries around the world but the legends most of us know come from the European cultures.<\/p>\n
Different cultures even within Europe had different beliefs as to what caused Vampirism but some were also remarkably similar.\u00a0 Causes ranged from the most known; being bitten by a Vampire, to ways that would be considered upsurd in today’s society.\u00a0 Some of these include; being born with teeth to being the seventh child of the same sex born into a family.\u00a0 Then there were the spiritual beliefs; someone who had been excommunicated would become a Vampire upon death or a child who was born out of wedlock (hence the need for obstinance before marriage).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Out of the many beliefs, recognizing a Vampire was a remarkably similar among cultures.\u00a0 Most included the death of a family member or death of livestock as ways of knowing a Vampire was at large.\u00a0 Others included; holes in the earth above a grave, distributing garlic to a congregation as Vampires can not eat garlic.\u00a0 Some cultures went as far as exhuming their loved ones at a time designated after death to examine the body.\u00a0 Bodies that showed bloating or growth in the hair and fingernails were considered to be Vampires as well as bodies that had blood around the mouth.
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\nThere were however, ways to ensure that your dead loved one did not become a Vampire.\u00a0 Many cultures believed that preparation of the loved ones corpse was a key preventative factor.\u00a0 Other burial beliefs varied from driving steel needles into the corpse in various areas to putting cloves of garlic into its mouth.\u00a0 To prevent a Vampires bite, wear a necklace of garlic or with a cross close to the neck.<\/p>\n
Everyone knows that you kill a Vampire by driving a stake through its heart but some cultures believed that decapitating the Vampire would also kill it.\u00a0 Other cultures went as far as dismembering the corpse and burning all of the body parts, or by pouring Holy Water on the grave of the Vampire.<\/p>\n
Today’s society if fascinated by myth and legend, Vampires being one of the many.\u00a0 The show Buffy the Vampire Slayer has only heightened this interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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