In the other world claim to believe in almost all religions.
Hades, Naraka, hell — the name of the other world changes from religion to religion, but the meaning remains the same. Every religious practice has its own notion of the place where the soul is sent to the wicked for repentance. But to get here can not only the dead. Legends claim that each of the following places in the literal sense is the gateway that lead to the underworld.
Cape Matapan
Greece
Caves of the Cape Matapan located on the southern tip of mainland Greece. To find them, have to go under the rock to the sea level. It is here that the ancient Greeks had a stroke in Hades. Who knows, maybe they were not so wrong.
Hekla
Iceland
Stratovolcano known as Hekla, is located far in the southern mountains of Iceland. In the middle ages at this place came across the monks of the Cistercian. In 1180, a monk Herbert de Clairvaux described the volcano Chapter of his book, Liber De Miraculis. Another monk, Benedict Vicariance, believed that it was here the devils had dragged the soul of Judas. The local folklore is still alive: if you are going to walk to the volcano on the eve of Easter, then you must be discouraged: at this time there are about witches and wizards.
Ghost city of Fengdu
China
The village at the Northern end of the Yangtze river there are more than 2000 years. Fengdu is famous for its striking traditional architecture and abundance of statues, made with the utmost skill. Its streets and squares are filled with statues of ghosts and demons, and bitter reminders of the punishments that await the wicked in the next life.
The Lake Of Curtius
Italy
In fact, this is no lake, and the ruins in the center of the Roman forum. According to Titus Libya, and Plutarch before and there was a deep crevice leading straight to hell. Here, allegedly, threw the young soldier Marcus Curtius, sacrificing itself to the underground gods in the name of Rome.
Gates Voodoo
USA
According to Voodoo mythology, the newly dead are in a kind of purgatory before you get to the underworld. Here they meet their ancestors and appear before the court Baron Saturday. On the physical plane gate in the sanctuary of the Loa are located in New Orleans, at the intersection of Canal Street and Basin Street.
