Hello and welcome back to the Most Amazing channel on the internet.
I am your host Rebecca Felgate and today I am talking about the Top 10 Thai Urban Legends.
Thailand is a beautiful place, I was lucky enough to visit 5 years ago and meet a lot
of Thai people.
What I will say, though, is that they are a very superstitious bunch with a lot of beliefs
– on top of that they have a very rich culture, which makes this list really exciting!
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Before I get into this list I want to hear if you guys have ever been to Thailand, or
if not…have you ever tried Thai food?
Thai is probably my second favourite food after Indian….
I love me some spice!
10 - The Hanging Ghost of the Bangkok Jail
Deep in the Crime suppression division jail criminals who have done bad things Thailand
get locked up.
If the punishment of their sentence wasn’t enough – they are also haunted by a malevolent
ghost who wants others to harm themselves.
The ghost, who appears as a middle aged man wearing a red t-shirt, haunts a particular
cell, one that he himself killed himself in by hanging himself from the railings after
he ripped his t-shirt into shreds.
It is said that his ghosts whispers in the ears of other inmates, telling them to kill
themselves…and some of them have.
The particular cell this ghost is said to haunt has the highest suicide rate in the
jail.
9 - The Phi Hai The Phi Hai are nasty spirits that you do
not want to encounter.
According to Thai Legend – The Phi Hai are scary spirits that haunt places where people
have died horrible, violent or un natural deaths – like crime scenes or accident scenes.
It is not clear if these spirits are the spirits of the people who died…it is kind of suggest
that actually they’re like nasty sadness spirits that revel I all the drama.
It seems that these ghouls take every opportunity to possess people who encounter them.
It is said that these spirits can be banished with an offering, and in worse cases, a quick
exorcism.
If all else fails, the final resort is whipping them out of a body.
Okay, this one is very strange – we have the legendary Krasue – now she is a sight
to behold at number 8 The Krasue is a night ghost of Thaoland and
Cambodia and she is seen as a beautiful woman… from the neck up anyway.
From the neck down she is basically just a sack of internal organs trailing she floats.
While she doesn’t appear to hurt humans, her presence was blamed on the death of a
great numner of chickens in October 2015 and again for missing cats and chickens in 2016.
Sightings are commonly reported and I would be really worried if I ran into a floating
head and entrails!
Like..what!!!
7 - The disappearance of Jim Thompson When I went to Bangkok in 2013 I went to Jim
Thompsons house and it was awesome!
The house is a beautifully constructed Thai home filled with artifacts and charms.
It is like a museum really.
Anyway, Jim Thompson was loved by locals and known for being a big player in the Thai silk
industry in the mid 20th century.
One day in 1967 he was away in the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia and following an Easter
Church service it is said that he simply disappeared.
500 people went looking for him, including the army and Malaysian police force.
The case gained world wide publicity but he was never found.
He was declared dead in 1974 despite there being no trace or forensic evidence of him
to suggest he was.
For all intent and purpose, he simply disappeared into thin air.
6 - The Malaria Ghost Malaria is a horrible illness to contract
and is spread by mosquitos, which love dwelling by areas of stagnant water.
In Thai legend, though, the illness is spread by a nasty spirit – Phi Tai Ha – the spirit
is the ghost of a woman who died of Malaria and takes delight in spreading the disease
too.
Not such a babe.
5 - The Penis Shrine Uurrrm!
So we know that in Thailand people have a lot of superstitions and beliefs and this
one is pretty hilarious.
I know this is supposed to be a scary list but I thought we could use a quick and informative
break and honestly worshiping a statue of a schlong is worrying to me!
SO behholllllld…..the Chao Mae Tuptim Shrine…the phallus shrine of Bangkok – basically a
shrine to the fertility goodess.
If I were a goodess…wait…what do I mean if……
I wouldn’t want penis all up in my shrine.
Invite only, know what I am saying.
So it seems that women who want to get pregnant visit the penis shrine and leave gifts, then
when they do get pregnant they are supposed to offer a new penis statue as thanks.
Scarier stull….. a lot of people swear they have accidentally got pregnant after just
visiting the shrine as a tourist.
Now that is scary.
4 - Phi Am Ah the Phi Am!
The Phi Am also appears in other Asian urban legends but it doesn’t make it any less
scary.
The Phi Am is a sleep paralysis ghost.
Have you ever woken up and been unable to move?
If so it is probably the work of a Phi Am.
This nasty ghosts sits on the vest of people while they sleep – to the point where they
can even suffocate you.
Thailand has a nice little quirk with this legend – they believe that the Phi Am don’t
attack women, so a sure fire way to combat her and keep yourself self is to wear lipstick
to bed.
Sooo…puckerup lads!
3 - The Spirit of The Banana Tree OKAY so I just read one of the weirder articles
I have read in a while….
I wont say ever because this job has taken me to some strange places – but…yeah,
it was weird.
So basically in Thailand there is a legendary spirit called Nang Tanee.
She is said to be a total major babe – a young beautiful woman with long silky hair,
a slim curvaceous body, soft pink skin, peach red lips and the irresistible scent of fresh
banana around her.
She was cursed by karma in a previous life and became trapped in a banana tree.
The spectre often seduces young men but the article I read was specific advice on how
to date her… yes…date the spirit trapped in a tree….
Make of that what you will.
The issue with dating her is that she needs attention.
Constant attention.
Not only does she require offerings at the tree, she also needs regular…er…loving.
If you are ever unfaithful to Nang Tanee, say you have had enough with dating a tree,
you will be immediately doomed.
The next time you lay with someone else, she will break your neck.
Great.
If you are just a one tree kind of human, that’s great…the article can give you
loads of advice… the only issue is that, as good as it may be for the while you are…er..doining
it… she will eventually drain you of life and you will die much quicker than regular
people who aren’t banging spirit banana trees.
2 - The Hungry Ghost The Pret or Preta is a hungry ghost of a former
materialistic person.
The Hungry ghost isn’t specific to just Thailand alone – but it does make up a huge
part of Southern Thai culture and each year on the full moon of the 7th lunar month.
It is particularly huge in Phuket.
So basically the idea of a hungry ghosts originates from a strand of Buddhism and focuses on the
idea that people who were greedy in life will be cursed to ne that way in the after life.
Those who were hungry for money, power, fame, sex or food for example, they will forever
be hungry for the same thing in their after life.
These ghosts appear with sunken, mummified skin, narrow limbs, huge distended bellies
and long, thin necks.
One day a year, on the day of the ghost festival, they are unleashed from the world of the dead.
Offerings, like food and money, are made to appease these ghosts who can appear aggressive
because they are never satisfied.
But in actuality they can’t harm you.
1 - The Reclining Princess and the 12 Thai Boys
Jao Mae Nang Non – translating roughly as the Reclining Princess, is a spirit that is
said to inhabit the cave and mountainside of Tham Luang – if you recognize that name
it is because it has been in the press rather a lot this year – it is the cave where the
Thai boys got stuck in June.
Basically twelve boys age between 11 and 16, all part of the Moo Pa Wild Boars football
team, went into the cave with loads of candy and soda to play and celebrate a birthday.
An unexpected torrential downpour flooded the cave and trapped the boys inside.
Their coach went to look for them and also got trapped.
This is where the story of the Reclining Princess comes in.
SO, as rescue efforts were made on the boys people were desperately pleading with the
statue of the reclining princess outside, leaving her offerings to appease her.
You see, legend has it that once upon a time a beautiful princess fell in love with a stable
boy, and knowing that their love was forbidden, they ran away together.
When they heard her father and his army were searching for them, they hid in the caves.
Sadly, though, the boy was caught and killed when he went out to find food.
When the princess found out, she stabbed herself and bled out in the cave, where it is now
sad her blood flows as water.
Locals think that they boys bad fortune and the sudden flood was caused by the Princess
and therefore prayed to her to help.
As we know, eventually all 12 boys and their coach were saved….was it the Princesses
mercy?
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