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IN THE PHILLIPINES IT IS BELIEVED THAT EVIL SPIRITS CAUSE
SICKNESS IN PEOPLE. IN THE CASE OF A CHILD'S OR INFANT'S
SICKNESS, A HIGHLY DECORATED RAFT IS LEFT FOR SOME TIME
BESIDE THE CHILD'S COT. THE BEAUTY OF THE FRUITS AND
FLOWERS DECORATING THE RAFT IS SAID TO ATTRACT THE EVIL
SPIRITS, WHICH LEAVE THE SICK CHILD AND ENTER THE RAFT.
TWO MEN THEN CARRY THE RAFT TO THE RIVER AND SET IT AF-
LOAT, THE EVIL SPIRITS ABOARD.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT GATHERED THIS INFORMATION WHILE VIEWING
THE TV PROGRAM, "THE GEORGE PIERROT SHOW."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 09-00-1965