The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CHINESE CUSTOM

THE CINESE HAVE A MILITARY HERO WHOM THEY THREW IN THE
WATER AT HIS DEATH. SINCE THIS WAS A DOWNGRADING
THING TO DO, THROW IN THE WATER, THE CHINESE THROW
RICE INTO THE WATER TO FEED HIS SPIRIT.

Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT LEARNED OF THIS CUSTOM WHILE STATIONED
IN CHINA AS A MISSIONARY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 10-00-1967