Haunted hotels causing most fear around the world

Prison hotel Karosta, Latvia

In 20th century, Karosta was used as a military prison by the Nazis. According to the records, thousands of prisoners lost their lives here. Later, they rebuild and transform Karosta into a hotel. However, it seems like there still are grievance souls here. Many stories have been told by hotel staff like self-closing door, the ghost of a woman who hanged herself wandering in the hallway.

Burchianti, Italy

Burchianti was rumored to be home of many ghost wandering. The guests who stayed overnight here insist that they had the feeling ò being watched from behind and the icy breath brushing their face.

Russell hotel, Australia

The room number 8 of Russell hotel is the most haunted place. The staff said they here many strange footsteps in the night coming from the room. The hotel even offers ghost tour so travelers can learn more about its haunting past.

Dragsholm Slot, Denmark

Dragsholm Slot was built in 12th century. Surrounding it are many haunting stories like the ghosts of two women and count Bothwell. Count Bothwell was supposed to be imprisoned in the castle and died in private basement in 1578.

Carolina Inn, USA

The guests who have stayed overnight here said they saw a fat man wearing a long blue coat wandring around the hall area. According to the description, this man looks exactly like Dr. Jacocks, a former tenants who died here. Those guests even heard footsteps at night in the emty room.

Fairmont Banff Springs, Canada

Fairmont Banfl Springs also called haunted hotel even though it located in a beautiful location of Rocky Mountains area. According to rumors, the ghost of a hotel emplyee named Sam Macauley who died in 1967 still exists here.

Grand Hyatt, Taiwan (China)

Grand Hyatt is a luxury resort in Taipei city, Taiwan. It was built on the land that once was a political prison in pre-war period. According to local people, many prisoners were executed and diedd unjustly right here. To exorcise, a sacred statue is placed at the front lobby.

Ballygally, Northern Ireland

Isobella Shaw, a woman used to live here around 1625, is said to mysteriously disapper. As the legend said, after giving birth, she was locked in a room and starved. Finally, she died while trying to escape. The old castle was redesigned later into a hotel and people still tell each other the story of a ghost woman hiding inside.

Australia's Stonehenge - a big unsolved mystery

Detection of a construction deemed to be "Australian Stonehenge"

Stonehenge was built in 2000-2500 BC in Wiltshire, Salisbury, UK, is one of the most mysterious prehistoric monuments in the world. Scholars offer many theories about origin of Stonehenge as a burial place, ceremoonial site, a medical treatment site or even traces of aliens. Thousands kilometers from here, a construction known as "Australia's Stonehenge" is also a big mystery for scientists.

According to IBTimes, the construction located 40km from Mullumbimby, New South Wales. Was mostly damaged in 1940s, its precise location is kept to this day.

                   Reconstruction image of the work considered Australia's Stonehenge. (Photo: IB Times).

The first one recorded about Stonehenge replica in 1939 is the explorer Frederic Slater, former president of Australia Education and Archaeology Research Association. Slater has written many letters expressing his excitement with the discovery.

"The land is one of the oldest structure. I think this is the oldest form of temple in the world, existed from Stone Age with the first humans", News.com quotes Slater's notes. The explorer said this structure has even more important implications than Stonehenge.

The monuments area includes 181 erected stones, mostly sandstones which do not exist naturally in the region. Closest sandstone quarry is more than 20km from here. In condition of no suitable tools, the ancients was hardly capable of moving this lot of rocks. Stonehenge replica may also contain the first inscriptions of human language - a complex system of multiple layers consisting thousands words.

2015, Steven Strong and his son Evan, specialized in studying antiques begun to searching remains of the structure they believe to be 'one of the most important locations in the world".

"The letters of Slater was lost and has been recovered. We are seeking to prove his statement that the first human language was recorded here. It's a combination of hand symbols, characters, body parts... Slater has found more than 28,000 words of this language", the Strongs said.

The stone burns in 2500 years of Turkey

Yanartas is the area near Olympus valley, southwest Turkey, known for fires burning all year round. In Turkish, Yanartas means 'the burning rock'.

Those flames are inspirations of the poet Homer to create the breathing fire monster Chimera in Illiat epic. A Greek god - Bellerophon had buried the Chimera underground. And many native people believe this is where Chimera was buried and the flames are its breath.

In fact, the flame emitted from the rocks is the result of methane leakage from beneath geological stratum through the openings. Methane source in Yanartas is said to be formed from higher temperature than the surrounding area. No one knows what has ignited these gas streams, but those flames has been continuously burning throughout the last 2,500 years.

In a recent study of Giuseppe Etiope, a scientist of National Geophysics and Vulcanology in Rome, Italy, and his colleagues at Bolyai University (Romania), the answer may have been found. The group of experts said, Ruthenium, a rare metal found in fire rocks under the region can act as a catalyst. In the laboratory, Ruthenium boosts formation of methane at a temperature below 100 degrees Celsius, equivalent to the heat at Yanartas.

"The result shows that the methane formation may occur at lower temperatures than conventional thinking", New Scientist quoted Michael Whiticar, expert from Victoria University, Canada.

According to Etiope, a significant amount of methane this form may exist in the world, open up new prospect of seeking new natural gas supplies.

For hundreds years, sailors floating in the sea can see those flames and use them as markers to determine direction. And today, they are used by traveler to brew tea.

Finding the first terrorist organization ever in the world

Zealots - the first terrorist group in the world

The establishment of Zealots in the name of "liberators"

Zealots was said to be a cult founded by Palestinians in the first century, on behalf of leading the country to freedom. At thí time, Palestine was ruled by Roman Empire.

Operational objectives of Zealots is the combination of politics and religion. The organization wanted to "librate the country from Rome", while trying to impose their own strict religion on society.

Why is Zealots a terrorist organization?

Zealots was considered the earliest trained terrorist organization. But why?

That is because of their operation. Zealots started with humane statements yet they were conducting armed guerrilla force, including combat in urban areas, involving many innoncent people just to attain their political and religious objectives.

However, their objectives are not only aimed at the authority, but also at Jews who support the government. The organization considered them as nation traitors, who were not capable to fully aware of ethics and so the common outcome is... exorbitant.

Specifically, Zealots often punished people by using dagger to cut their victims' throat in public places, thereby speading fear in enemy's ranks. Those were acts of terrorist organization.

The strategy of killing in public not only achieved the desire effect of threatening the enemy, but also caused deep psychological impact by creating a sense of vulnerability among the population.

Besides, Zealots expand their range through propaganda. To perform this last strategy, they often carry out attacks against the Romans with many times greater number, demonstrating the willingness to face the enemy despite the danger of extinction.

With the attitude of risking their life against the Roman government, Zealots attracted many people applying to join - just like terrorist organizations today. Zealots supporters thought this is a heroic organization fighting against imperialism, especially in the younger classes.

And the disintegration of the Zealots...

Thhe rebellion of Zealots was then no longer guerrilla attack but became more openly. There was even a time this sect had captured Jerusalem - which is considered mecca of the Jews.

But when they stepped out in the light, Zealots were no match for Roman army - the most powerful army of that time. By the 70s, when surrounded in Masada fortress, all of Zealots leaders committed suicide - marked the end of the first terrorist organization in human history.

However, Zealots has strong influence on many later terrorist organizations. They also use the strategy of sending the feeling of humiliation to the masses, making them participate in indignation, only to recognize the dark side of the organization but can not go back.

According to the UN, terrorism is the sabotage activities by individuals or organizations.

Terrorists often use words, photos or videos of murders by them to intimidate, cause panic and terror to social and community in order to archieve political or religious goals.

Most thrilling religious ritual in the world

The screams from the crowd will make those 'pagans' feel creepy. Moreover, watching the devout worshipers stabbing sharp swords to their neck and chest will make the audience shudder. However, strange yet very fortunate, there won't be any drop of blood.

Those following impressive photos capture a sacred religious ceremony with a history over 100 years - Ngerebong ceremony. Every year, Hindu devotees in Bali, Indonesia will gather at Petilan Pengerebongan temple to conduct the ceremony.

The devout man at Petilan Pengerebongan with sharp short swords used to stab into neck and chest. However, there will be no bloodshed. All the believers are convinced that they were under protection of Hinduism gods.

The man in Bali strongly stab himself with the short sword. This is an indispensable part of Ngerebong ceremony.

Ngerebong ceremony takes place every 210 days. It's a year length in Bali calendar. This year ceremony took place in November 10.

In the day changing between new year and last year, residents here will perform the Ngerebong ceremony, stabbing a knife in the body is believed to help worshipers unite with nature and gods.

Ngerebong is one of the most famous religious ceremony in the world due to its special rituals.

Worshipers in Kesiman village are very devout. They will conduct the ceremony a whole day to connect with Hindu gods and nature.

Ngerebong ceremony began with invitation of Hindu deities, and starting from this moment, the festival becomes more and more strange, worshipers will fall into a hypnotic-like state.

All the participants were dressed in white, with a white headdress. They dance in weirdly excitement and then the stabbing ceremony starts.

The music with increasingly pace in Ngerebong ceremony is said to be an important factor leading to the collective hypnotic state of the crowd.

                   The woman fell into the hypnotic state will begin to do a bizzare dancing.

A man cried while performing the ritual. It's not because he was afraid, in fact, this is jusst one of numerous strange reaction when somebody falls into a state of extreme excitement and fails to control himself.

                Another devotee washed his face with hot water to revive at the end of the day.

                                 When night fell, the ceremony ended and the festival began.

Some people are tasked to wear giant mask to continue in inviting Hindu deities to attend the festival.

Celebrating the biggest light festivals of year

In mid-November this year, thousands of people gathered in Leicester (UK) to celebrate the festival of lights Diwali. This is where they make it in most imposing and epic scale outside India.

                                          Leicester street flooded with light and visitors.

                                    People go down the street celebrating the holiday.

Diwali is known under the name "Festival of Light", marks the beginning of the new year according to Hindu calendar. Apart from India, the holiday is celebrated in many parts of the world. This is one of Hindu, Sikh and Jaina traditions.

During the festival days, people have the custom of lighting oil lamps, candles to celebrate the triumph of Lord Krishna against Narakasura the demon. It's also the symbol of good's victory over evil. This is a chance for people to decorate their homes with colors, lights, candles.

Occurs in 5 days, each day of Diwali festival has different meaning. The first day, people often go shopping for the family. This day has the meaning of wealth and prosperity. The second day, Narakasura the demon were killed showing the good over evil. Third day is the most important occasion, every house is lightened up with candles. On the 4th day, woman in family will prepare many dishes with beautiful garnishes. The last day is an opportunity for brothers to meet and chat with each other.

Diwali festival in Leicester this year has attracted more than 35,000 visitors from many religions of Europe, Us, Canada coming to participate.

Mysterious life of the loneliest man in the world

 Russian Photographer Evgenia Arbugaeva has spent nearly 3 weeks to take pictures of a special man Slava Korotki - who's working at meteorological stations Khodovarikha, northern Russia. It takes a helicopter 1 hour flight to get to the nearest town.

                                Slava Korotki is having dinner and talking with his parrot Kesha.

There are a lot of weather stations in the Arctic. For 2 months, the photographers had visited 22 weather stations, hoping to find the 'romantic and lonesome wolves', but most of the stations were modernized, young people use new technology to work. But no one wants to go to meteorological stations in Khodovarikha because this place is quite old, with the picture of Gagarin the astronaut still hanged on the wall covered in wallpaper from Soviet era, makes people feel like the time has stopped. Slava Korotki, a 63-year-old man, is the only one who's living here. He has worked here for 13 years.

His job is to measure the temperature, rainfall and wind power. After an brief initial meeting, the photographer decided to return and work on the album but can not get in touch. The photographer tried his luck by hiring a helicopter and in the end, she has taken photos for over 2 weeks. This is the photo of a boat made by Slava Korotki himself.

It's winter so the sky always has a gray color, make it feel even more isolated. When she's still young, the photographer had come to the small town of Tiksi to visit some meteorological stations. The memories were beautiful, these experience make her feel curious. She always wonders who would dare to work in a place without any resident. This is a photo of Slava Korotki's wireless communication devices on the background of Soviet era style wall.

                           In the long night of Arctic, mr. Slava Korotki made this with matches.

                                                                    A lonely painting.

                        Mr. Slava Korotki has been living alone at this station for 13 years.

                                                         He works with old equipment.

                          This meteorological station is 1 hours flight apart the nearest town.

The most famous haunted houses in England

1. Blickling Hall in Norfolk

Before being beheaded by the guilllotine, Anne repeated this sentence again and again: 'Then I will become La Reine sans tête (headless Queen)"

"The two other ghosts, one is Sir John Fastolfe- model of Falstaff character in Shakespeare's famous musical with the same name and one is Sir Henry Hobart, politician, died in 1698 in a gun duel" - Jan Brookes, manager at Blicking Hall mansion confirmed carefully.

The encounters between ghosts and visitors often occur close to 19/5, Queen Anne's death anniversary. "The Queen's Phantom often appeared with a dripping blood head covered sloppily in her skirt, went through the wall right in front of living people then vanished immediately as if evaporated".

Is the birth place of this renowed cunning woman in royal history, Blicking Hall located in Aylsham of Norfolk under the supervision of National Trust since 1940. Recently, it was voted as the most famous haunted place in the nation.

2.Dunster Castle in Somerset

Ghost of a man dressed in green always lurking around the area that's (formely) stables. The noise of cavalry - was stationing here in 17th century - still make the castle custodial staff not able to sleep every night.

3. Quarry Bank cloth factory in Cheshire

As the oldest factory remains in England, Quarry Bank practice workshops is rumored to be the shelter of 'corporation' of ghosts of female factory workers.

4. Newton House castle in Carmarthenshire

18th century, forcibly engaged to someone she didn't love, Elinor Cavendish the maiden had fled to her home which is Newton House mansion in Dinefor, Carmarthenshirem. In the anger, her fiancé chased her to the place and strangled her to death.

Today, visitors often hear mumbling in emty room, sometimes encounter a young girl disppearing into the locker. More frightening, many times they feel like being squeezed on the neck by invisible hands.

5. Gibside Hall mansion in Tyne & Wear

Extremely abused by her husband count Strathmore, after death the ghost of Mary Eleanor Bowes can not escape from Gibside mansion. 'The mourning countess" often appeared momently in orange garden, and stroll in the locked attic room at night."

6. Lyme park in Cheshire

People around the region said sometimes a phantom funeral still silently passing by, around this Lyme park to mourn for Sir Piers Leigh, who died of serious injuries in the battle against French in Meaux 1422. Go after the funeral is a ghost dressed in white, probably the wife of the late marquess.

7. Lanhydrock farm in Cornwall

According to rumors the place is inhabited by many many ghosts, including the ghost of a man hanged by Royalists in civil war, right at the gate of the farm.

8. Hughenden villa in Bucks

The late prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and the first lady Mary Anne seemed too attached to Hughenden villa in the countryside that when they died their ghosts have chosen this place as where to reside.

People often said they saw Disrael in the basement, in the smoking room or under the stairs with a big smile as if greeting guests.

9. Powis castle in Powys

Powis visitors said, they often saw a woman dressed in black and had the feeling of being touched by an invisible hand. Also in the backstage, the haunted piano still occasionally plays a serenade even though the room is empty and locked.

10. Belton House, Lincolnshire

Those who've seen 'Monsignor in black' said he's a tall man, courteous because he always wears full black, black suits, black hat and black coat. The man often appeared in the queen's bedroom in the palace.