The Lady in White

The Lady in White is a type of female ghost reportedly to be seen in rural areas and in the country side. There are tales of these white ladies across the globe, the old myths have a common theme of betrayal in one form or another from a husband, boyfriend or fiancé. But they myths have slightly change to the more modern, where they are mostly tragic car accidents, these white ladies are said to be a harbingers of death, causing more car accidents so that others feel their pain at dieing do soon.

 Here are a small handful of legends from around the world:

Here in the U.K. there is an old myth said that the lady in white could be seen in either day or night in a house in which a member of the family would soon be dieing, they are said to be ancestors warning the family. 

 There is also the lady in white who haunts the "Beeford Straight" in east yorkshire. Motorists have reported her apparition running across the road. In one instance, a car crashed into a tree killing 6 people.

In Germany, a white woman was first reported to be seen in the Berliner Schloss in 1625 and sightings have been reported up until 1790. This castle is the residence of the kings of Prussia, so the Lady has been linked to a few historical figures such as the unfortunate widow Bertha of Rosenberg from Bohemia, overthrown by the heathen Perchta and the guilt-ridden countess Kunigunda of Orlamünde, who murdered her 2 children for getting in the way of a marriage she wanted.

In Philippines they are often used to convey horror and mystery to young children for storytelling. Sightings of White Ladies are common around the country, and usually every town and barrio has its own "White Lady" story.

Malta has 2 main myths the first being the White Lady of Mdina was killed by her lover after she was forced to marry another man. She usually appears to children under eight years old, heart-broken teenage boys, and elderly men. While she tells the children goodnight and bids them to return home, she advises the teenagers to "find another" or to join her and become a part of her "shadow" (her ghostly followers) as well as the elderly gentlemen. She is always seen after 8pm. The second myth has it that many years ago, a woman was to be married to a man she did not love. Her father told her that she must always do as her fiancé said since he was soon to be her husband. On the day of her wedding, she committed suicide by jumping off a balcony. That is how she got the name White Lady because she was wearing her wedding gown on the day of her death. She haunts the Verdala Palace and many people who attend the August moon ball confirm the haunting.

The Brazilian Lady in White is the ghost of a young woman who died of childbirth or violent causes. She appears as a pale woman in a long white dress or a sleeping gown, she will occasionally recount her misfortunes. The origins of the myth are not clear, it's proposed that the ghost is related to the violent deaths of young white women who were murdered by their fathers or husbands in an "honor" killing. The most frequent reasons for these honor killings were adultery (actual or suspected), denial of sex, or abuse.

In the USA most of (if not all) the lady in white legends are about young, beautiful women who have died in horrible car accidents and haunt the stretch of road or rough area of their deaths.

There are hundreds of more myths and many have inspired tv shows, movies and books. The lady in white is one of the most wide spread, well know haunting around.