2. scissors In ancient times, carpenters' Mo Dou, jade, five feet and tailors' scissors were often used to ward off evil spirits. Later, scissors and kitchen knives used by chefs to kill creatures were also used to ward off evil spirits because they were covered with blood. Often used to deal with nightmares and exorcise ghosts.
3, rice: In fact, the saying that rice exorcises evil spirits comes from grains to exorcise evil spirits. In fact, this method can often be seen in funeral customs. At first, it was to bring some food to the deceased to facilitate the food there. Later, it was said that whole grains can kill ghosts and ward off evil spirits, especially glutinous rice, which was spread by zombie films in Hong Kong. Up to now, in Hakka customs in western Fujian, there is still the habit of wrapping rice, soybeans/black beans, tea, salt and copper coins in red cloth as amulets. In international application, rice is especially useful for people who are prone to ghost dreams and children to soothe their nerves.
4. Red paper: In the past, red paper was mainly used to write Spring Festival couplets, and a small note was attached to someone else's gift package as a seal. In fact, seals and red paper on doors are used to bless and ward off evil spirits. In the folk, you can often see red paper cut into small strips and pasted on doors, bedside, pigsty and cowshed doors, cars, windmills, etc. to pray for evil spirits and safety. The original source is that red paper represents blood sacrifice, that is, the blood of livestock and even enemies is smeared at important positions to deter the enemy's evil spirits, and later it evolved into red paper. peach
5. Mu Jiantao: wood blade has been an essential item to exorcise evil spirits since ancient times. When people take their children out in spring, people will break a peach branch that grows to the south to prevent children from being infected by evil spirits on the road. Therefore, whether it is a big mahogany sword or a small mahogany handicraft or a comb, it can be placed in the bedroom to ward off evil spirits.