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Patjuk is Korean red bean porridge served on Winter Solstice (Dongji). Red beans are believed to ward off evil spirits. People serve bowls of patjuk for household deities, on family shrines, even near wells and jars of kimchi, before eating them together. #SuperstitionSat 1/3 
As the day with the shortest daylight hours and the longest night, Dongji has traditionally been considered to be a day full of negative energy. Red beans are thought to contain positive energy that balance the day and protect everyone. 2/3
The tradition can be traced back to Zhou Dynasty. According to Festivals and Seasonal Customs of the Jing-Chu Region, a boy died on Winter Solstice and turned into plague-spreading spirit. He hated red beans, so people started cooking them and scattered them around the house. 3/3
According to Serat Katuranggan Kucing, Javanese "manuscript of cats", specific cat types have characteristics that affect those who keep them. The manuscript describes various types of cats in tembang (verses to sing). 1/8
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Some cat types have specific names. For example, Satria Wibawa ("Honorable Warrior") is a cat with consistent markings covering its feet, face, and body, preferably with short/bobbed tail. A cat that helps to achieve life goal and makes wishes come true. 2/8
Two opposite cat types are described as Wulan Krahingan ("daylight moon", black cat with white belly spot) and Wulan Purnama ("full moon", white cat with black belly spot) in different verses. They are believed to bring happiness and luck. 3/8
Malay theatre is closely tied to the concept of angin (literally meaning wind), referring to one's temperament or well-being. Dance-drama and puppetry affects the angin of the audience, but a master is also drawn to perform by their own angin
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This definition of "wind" ties into the elements of Malay metaphysics. The body is said to be made up of five elements (pancabuta) namely fire, water, earth, wind and space. The fifth element (angkasa), translated as space or void, is intangible and often left out
Carol Laderman assumed that Malay elemental theory originated with Greco-Arab humourism adopted along with Islam, but the terminology, the association with chakra, and the inclusion of akasha evidences Indian influence, as in other parts of Southeast Asia
Superstitions concerning fire, may lead us to consider the hearth, and chimney, where apotropaic objects are often concealed as a form of protection to ward against malevolent forces. The chimney was believed to be a gateway for bad spirits #SuperstitionSat
Ryedale Folk Museum, Yorkshire, has 3 “witch posts” in their collection. Positioned near the hearth and carved with apotropaic-style markings, including the X-shaped St Andrew’s cross to guard against spirits entering via the chimney
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📸 = Ryedale Folk Museum
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📸 = Ryedale Folk Museum
If the smoke from your fire is billowing out into the room, it’s believed to be caused by a witch, sitting on your roof and blocking the chimney #SuperstitionSat
🎨 = From 'Dialogues touchant le pouvoir des sorcieres et de la punition qu'elles meritent' by Thomas Erastus, 1579
🎨 = From 'Dialogues touchant le pouvoir des sorcieres et de la punition qu'elles meritent' by Thomas Erastus, 1579
