Mystery: What are they vampires?

Everyone knows the legend of vampires, demons and werewolves, which are a creature that can take human and animal shape, making thus the terrible and horrible acts. For many centuries mankind Horrific acts of these gloomy and dark forces, and had to learn to protect themselves, destroying them. Sold a lot of charms and amulets to ward off, but the most powerful tool in all-were garlic, wild rose and the cross.
What are vampires? According to tradition, it is the living dead that blood thirsty, hunt for human beings. The most common victims are close friends, who knew the vampire was still alive. Before digging thousands of corpses, trying to find copies of them with clear signs of vampires.
According to legends, the vampire the lifetime violent criminals or suicide. Their bodies are often interred, and believed that his spirit was no room in hell, or in heaven. Therefore the soul of a man remained in a dead body, unable to get out of there. Most of the legends of these creatures come from Eastern Europe, especially Poland, Hungary, Romania and Russia.
Allegedly, the lifeblood of the vampire helps escape from the decomposition of the body, keeping it forever. Opening the coffin with such a creature, you can make sure that it has not changed, and it looks like a sleeper. At night, they leave the tomb and finding their victims, trying to drink his blood.
Depending on the area where they live, the habits and forms of existence can vary substantially. Thus, according to various interpretations, the vampire might have a human body, to transform into any wild animal, or be completely invisible. Is considered a classic monster, Count Dracula, described in 1897 by Bram Stoker, but there are many types and variations around the world.
Even in ancient Assyria ekimmu - souls buried without due ceremony - were regarded as experiencing great hunger and unbearable thirst. Met their people lurking certain death.
Many African tribes still sacrifice the blood of animals to the spirits of their ancestors. And the older the spirit, the more abundant to be a sacrifice. If the proposed offering will not satisfy him, it is believed that he may curse, and didst send disease on their relatives.
China is also known for the legends of vampires. There, they are considered demons and spirits, called "Pio". The Chinese believe that the skeletons and skulls of animals with evil demons can find a second life, inspiring fear and causing a panic.
But is there really vampires? Many people up to the 20 th century had full confidence that they do exist. Nowadays, there are very few people who believe that the dead leave their graves. The explanation is not that people are not educated and superstitious. Just found a number of explanations and denials case of finding the empty tomb and the bodies untouched decomposition. There are even cases represent themselves vampires such romantic heroes, as it was in the "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer.