Spooky! This #CharlieCharlieChallenge allows you to speak to Mexican spirits

Remember the Ouija board? The letter board had a yes and no section for the spirits to communicate with us. While the ouija board was quite a craze a couple of decades ago, a new supernatural game is taking over social media by a storm. [caption id=“attachment_2265176” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  The Charlie Charlie Challenge set up. Image from Twitter: @JP3_85[/caption] Called the Charlie Charlie challenge, the game has four pencils stacked upon each other and Yes/No written on every grid. Thousands of people on Twitter have claimed that through the game, they have been able to communicate with a Mexican ghost called Charlie. According to Mirror UK, this game has its origins in ancient Mexican traditions. In the challenge, you would make similar Yes/No grids and  all out, “Charlie, Charlie are you there?” If the pencil moves towards yes, you know the presence in around you. You can then proceed to ask the “spirit” any question. It’s also rude to cut short your supernatural session midway. According to the rules, you have to end the session by asking “Charlie” permission to leave. If not, you’ve left open a portal for spirits to enter your space. However, this BBC report states that there is no demon called Charlie in Mexico. Maria Elena Navez of BBC Mundo says, “In Mexican mythology you can find gods with names like ‘Tlaltecuhtli’ or ‘Tezcatlipoca’ in the Nahuatl language. But if this legend began after the Spanish conquest, I’m sure it would’ve been called ‘Carlitos’ (Charlie in Spanish),” adding, “Mexican demons are usually American inventions.” So could this just be a Twitter fad? While we’re not sure about the origin, what we’re sure about is the challenge’s popularity. In the last 48 hours, around 2 million users have used the hashtag #CharlieCharlieChallenge on Twitter. Looks like the Ouija board has some serious competition.