Everywhere in Thailand, Cambodia, and Lao, people build "spirit houses" in front of their houses or place of business. The people in this region believe that normally, evil spirits will haunt your house and bring you bad luck. So the idea is that if you build a spirit house, then they will live there instead and leave your house alone. Spirit houses range from about the size of a mailbox, to about a Barbie Dream house. Some are quite elaborate. But it's not enough just to build a spirit house; you also have to feed the greedy spirits. So people will put out some rice and flowers in the spirit house every day. The spirits are happy, you're happy. Everybody wins.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Save Your House -- Build a Spirit House!
Everywhere in Thailand, Cambodia, and Lao, people build "spirit houses" in front of their houses or place of business. The people in this region believe that normally, evil spirits will haunt your house and bring you bad luck. So the idea is that if you build a spirit house, then they will live there instead and leave your house alone. Spirit houses range from about the size of a mailbox, to about a Barbie Dream house. Some are quite elaborate. But it's not enough just to build a spirit house; you also have to feed the greedy spirits. So people will put out some rice and flowers in the spirit house every day. The spirits are happy, you're happy. Everybody wins.
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2 comments:
thats the gud idea.
Ooh barbie dream house... I never had 1.. It's about time tovget me 1.. Keep ghosts away u know.. Barbie stops the nightmares
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