Tracing the origin of Mr. Ba Be was taken to threaten children

Do you know Mr. Ba Be - who specializes in scare children when they are not obedient, disruptive or anorexic?

Find out the origin of Mr. Ba Be specialized in bringing out children

When I was a child, one of us was once once brought to the table by an adult who brought Mr. Ba Be (or Mr. Ko) to scare me when he was not obedient, disruptive or anorexia.

In the image of the children, Mr. Ba Be (Mr. Koi) is portrayed as a rather bizarre look of "Ba Be, 9 straps, 12 eyes, specializing in child-catching" . And this frightening "man" often appears in the evening to catch naughty children.

However, do you wonder who Ba Be is and whether any of us really know about Mr. Ba Be. Find out the truth about Mr. Ba Be .

What is Ba Be and the legends about Mr. Ba Be .

In Vietnam the dictionary of Khai Tri Tien Duc (1931) has a definition of Ba Be. Accordingly, 'Three monks: Like a strange person who invented to scare children: Ba has nine straps of twelve eyes: the shadow is shabby, ugly: the three are'.

Photos of Mr. Ba Be with scary looks.(Illustration).

Or in the Vietnamese Dictionary of the Dictionary of Learning Dictionaries (2007), edited by Hoang Phe, defines: 'Three sufferers: the name of a monstrous figure created to scare children'. However, many scholars believe that this definition is not really accurate. Because there are quite a lot of legend stories about Mr. Ba Be.

Around the XVII and XVIII centuries, in the coastal areas from the Central to the North (provinces from Ha Tinh province to the North) often appeared to kidnap children.

According to the description, the kidnappers often went into groups of 6 people, moving by boat from the offshore. When reaching the shore, they divided into 3 small groups, each of the 2 people carrying a large bag of braided with rush.

Since each group is divided into 3 groups, each group has one that should be called "Three" . Each one with 3 straps should be "nine straps" ; All groups have 6 people - a total of "twelve eyes".

These groups go into coastal residential areas, trying to kidnap children in villages and hamlets. When kidnapping children, they let children inside, then quickly took them out to the boat and fled to the sea so it was difficult to catch up.

Therefore, this object once confounded the people about the abduction of children. People only have ways to raise vigilance and take that image to teach and remind children in the house, in the hamlet, they cannot trust strangers.

The image of Mr. Ba Be is described in the form of a black, disgusting, shoulder carrying big beggars.(Illustration).

There are also many other legends that tell that the image of Ba Be is depicted in the form of a black, abominable, shoulder carrying big beggars. When the opportunity arises, Mr. Ba Be will go and arrest the children for sale. The image of Mr. Ba Be appeared in the time when the major crop failed from Nghe An to the North in 1608.

Gradually, the parents took this image to remind any unkind child, crying forever but not holding back - will be arrested by Mr. Ba Be, taken away and taken away, not to stay with his parents anymore . At that time, when children heard his parents mentioning Mr. Ba Be, he was afraid to stop immediately.

Over time, the image of Mr. Ba Be has gradually become so popular that it almost became an idiom and used by parents to scare children.

And the Ba Ba versions in the world .

Did you know, not only in Vietnam, but also the image of Mr. Ba Be in the world? These Three Suffers have in common are giant monsters that specialize in catching bad children.

Turkey - Öcü

Öcü is a giant monster in Turkish legend, carrying a bag and often kidnapping children.

Bulgaria - Torbalan

Mr. Ba of the Bulgarian is Torbalan - a humanoid humanoid monster. Torbalan means ' bagged man' - specializes in catching bad kids.

Ubume

In Japanese legend, Ubume is the soul of women who die while having children or being pregnant.Ubume is portrayed as a bird-like creature but transformed into a woman who kidnaps children.

Eastern European countries: Babaroga

Mr. Ba Is Eastern European version (Croatia - Serbia - Macedonia) named Babaroga.Babaroga literally means a woman with horns, who specializes in catching children in a bag, bringing them to the lair and eating meat.