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SUPERSTITION IN CHINA

(Continued from Page 8)

u corpse Was Takd out, it was Im- mediately killed by the watchers at the bier, who held that otherwise misfortune would nost assuredly follow.

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NOTHER striking similarity

old Ghelle bellefs is lustrated by the superstitious dread of many Chinese of going to the rescue of a person drowning. or in other dire Berl. This is due to the belief that there are "watching spirits" in Hades, who in order to be releases from their unenviable positions in the world of shades, must find others upon earth to take their place.

Thus, it is believed that when soine one is in grave danger of losing his life by necktent, it is the direct re- sult of one of these unhappy Couls in the nether regions who has peli- tioned the King of Hades to afford him a substitute. Therefore, if one is to beediers as to prevent the aton-

* Ing sacrifice, by plunging to the res cue of the intended victim, he acts as an interfering factor in the plan of Fate, and the enraged spirit who thus has been cheated of a substi- tute will forever seek to do him

harm.

Nowadays. however, especially during the course of the last ten or Aftern years, the superstition has almest ceased to exist in Hongkong at least, as uttested by the frequent accounts of the rescues of drown- ing persons by Chinese boatmen and athers

ers in the harbour. Needless to say, this is a sign of the greatest pro- gress; for, it is certain that the fatliers of these same boatmen twenty

years ago would not have dared to jeopardise Fate by interfering with the ways of the "Watching Spirits" of the Underworld.

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DERHAPS the most remarkable

superstition

the Chinese

people in regard

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to death is the

strange belief shared to o similar degree by the Mormons of Ulah that the dead may be "wedded"

another,

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the

"scaled" to Jatter like to

Term it. Let us sup- pose that a certain family has suffer- ed the loss of n son at an early age 3y, ten years or so, and as the Chinese people look upon life in the other world as continulog in much the same manner as that in the pre- sent, it is inevitable that sooner or later a "spirit bride" must be found for him. This is accomplished by sending a

sional match, or "profes-

to make the rounds in search of a likely bride in the shape of some maid who like- wise died In childhood, and who must by this time be, according to earthly reckoning, of nubile age.

When a suitable choice has been made, the "ghost" bride, or rather the paper tablet bearing the dates of her birth and death is sent to the home of the deceased youth in the

colourful bridal

bridal palanquin of the Hving. Upon arrival at its destina tion, the paper tablet Is removed from the chair, and together with that of the youth's is burned. By this simple method they are "scaled" to each other, and thus the nuptials of the dead are completed.

R.A.M.C. DANCE

The R.A.M.C. Association will hold dance in the Peninsula Holel al 8.30 p.m. to-night,

January 7, 1939.

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