Nurishing Food Of the Little Devils

I was told those little devils were kept or bred by the "bomohs" surviving on food littered around by human beings especially the female folks.They were released deep into the night to seek them flying around randomly.Surprisingly these little devils does not harm anyone and seemingly tamed or harmless.

Many women folks disposed of their periodic wastes recklessly,discarding every where convenient to them.Many of course washed them down the toilet bowls.These were very nourishing food for the little devils.Rural folks or plantation workers discard them by burying them or hanging them on branches of trees,allowing them to dry away in the air..

The placenta and other wastes of new born,all rapped up in a bundle were disposed like that, by hanging on branches in all plantations.Initially,I was caught by surprised at these and made embarrassing inquiry about them, because I was unaware of those funny things danging among branches very near to the line sites.These perhaps were old practices in the plantation maybe things have changed by now.

All these offered good nutritious food for the little devils.That was why the little devils can be seen flying about seeking these food.The other known alternatives of devils' food will be the burning of incenses ,joss papers and sticks.Chinese believers fed ghosts "Hell Bank notes" printed by local printers.Chinese believes that ghosts inhaled the smoke of incenses and joss sticks as food.

Many a times cakes and slaughtered chickens,ducks,goats and other animals were in the offerings.Come the Chinese All Ghosts Day in August (Chinese Calender the seventh month) the month of the ghosts whereby the hell gates were opened to released out into the world for a breather,to see their love ones and perhaps to settle scores.

Within that month scores of wandering ghosts will roamed the world over for food as well.Many thus prayed to them for good health,prosperity and continued success in all undertakings.Here the Hokkien went about treating it as a great holiday of offerings.

These were my earlier encounters with ghosts,there are more to recount as I continued working in the planting sector,please follow.