La llorona is also known
as the weeping woman or the woman wearing a white dress and it is common in various
tales in different countries. In Mexico,
the La llorona is a woman who was betrayed by her lover. He left the woman to marry another in spite
of the fact that she had given him three kids.
She attended the wedding of her former lover and experienced an agony
way beyond anyone’s comprehension. She
decided to return to the house that the lover bought for her and killed her
three kids. After she came into her
senses, she understood the magnitude of the crime she committed so she escaped.
She was said to be executed. Her
lover also joined her on the grave since he committed suicide after learning
about what happened to his kids. This
story gave birth to La llorona who lured and seduces man and kill them as a
sign of his revenge to her former lover.
In Asia, La llorona is also called “The White Lady”. The White lady is often a victim of a
gruesome murder particularly rape. One
of the most popular cases is the White Lady of the Balete Drive. Balete Drive is even cited as one of the eeriest
places in the world. Reports claimed
that no cab driver is brave enough to pass that street especially during
midnight. Some drivers who dared claimed
that a lady in white would stop you on your way and ask for a ride. She will vanish upon reaching the end of the
road. The unrest soul associates them to
the vampire but unlike the La llorona they do not kill men, they only seek
justice for their cause of death.
Experts claimed that the story of these white ladies can be traced back
to 15th Century, but they can be older than that. There are no definitive reasons why there are
White Ladies in almost every land and their description of having a long hair
and wearing a white dress is always consistent.
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