The wicker's mantra for fighting ghosts: "The ghost in my house doesn't matter whether you are a boy or a girl. Today I will give you money, food and travel expenses. I will give you good food and good clothes. Please feed and clothe you. Take the money." Go to a good place, if you come back again, I won’t be polite.”
In Chinese folk Feng Shui, mulberry, willow, and poplar are recognized as the four major ghost trees. This means that planting these trees at home can easily attract ghosts, so these trees are rarely planted at home. Basically they are planted somewhere outside the home. As one of the four ghost trees in China, willow is said to be a very yin plant. However, there is also a saying in folklore that "willow branches will kill ghosts, and the more they hit, the smaller they will become." Therefore, it is generally believed that ghosts are afraid of willows. .
In legend, the reason why ghosts are afraid of wickers is because of these two reasons. One is related to Guanyin Bodhisattva. Everyone knows that Guanyin, who rescues the suffering, holds a white jade vase in his hand. There is a plant in the jade vase. According to legend, this plant is a willow branch, so willow has become a kind of weapon to fight ghosts and drive away evil spirits. It is a magic weapon, so it is not surprising that ghosts are afraid of wickers.
Another legend is related to the two door gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei. It is said that the two gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei were ordered to be the door gods' messengers, and they dutifully guarded the peace of the place, and all kinds of monsters and monsters did not dare to do so. Close.
According to legend, in ancient times, there was a very powerful evil beast that was causing harm to the world. The two door gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei were ordered to capture it. After fighting for three days and three nights, the two gods finally subdued the evil beast. However, during the fight, they accidentally lost the rope that bound the demon. When they were distressed, they found a willow tree next to it. The paper strips of the willow tree were long and soft, so the two gods used magic to tie up the evil beast. , and finally subdued it.
From then on, the wicker became something that ghosts were afraid of because it was contaminated with God's magic power. Therefore, some people will put willow sticks at the door of their homes to drive away ghosts, which also comes from this legend.
The general process of folk wicker hunting ghosts
When folk use wicker to send ghosts, they usually need to prepare yellow watches, yellow paper, etc. as ghost money, steamed buns, etc. as ghost food, and blue Use cloth in , black and floral colors to make ghost clothes. After preparing these, light two candles to make ghost street lamps.
Finally, when sending the ghost with a wicker, he also said: "The ghost in my house doesn't matter whether you are a boy or a girl. Today I will send you money, food and travel expenses, and give you good food and clothing. Please After you have enough food, clothing and clothing, you can take the money and go to a good place. If you come back again, I won’t be polite.” Finally, they have to be whipped with a wicker a few times as a deterrent.