What should I put on the bedside to ward off evil spirits?
2. Broom: The skill of broom to ward off evil spirits is generally to lean against the bedside to protect people with low flame from sleeping. Or flogging suspected evil objects. Reminder: Bamboo broom is the best, and plastic broom is the worst. The mop doesn't work.
3. Red paper: In the past, red paper was mainly used to write Spring Festival couplets, and a small note was attached to someone else's gift package as a seal. In fact, the idea of sealing and putting red paper on the door (although written on it) are used to pray for evil spirits. In the folk, you can often see red paper cut into small strips and pasted on doors, bedside, pigsty and cowshed doors, cars, windmills, etc. to pray for evil spirits and safety. The original source is that red paper represents blood sacrifice, that is, the blood of livestock and even enemies is smeared at important positions to deter the enemy's evil spirits, and later it evolved into red paper.
4. Rice: In fact, the saying that rice exorcises evil spirits comes from the technology of exorcising evil spirits with grains. It is said that grains can ward off evil spirits (because it is said that dead people will not come out to make trouble because there are coffins of grains), especially glutinous rice, which has been spread wonderfully by Hong Kong zombie films. Up to now, in Hakka customs in western Fujian, there is still the habit of wrapping rice, soybeans/black beans, tea, salt and copper coins in red cloth as amulets. In practical application, rice is especially useful for people and children who are prone to ghost dreams to soothe their nerves.
5. Mirror: Because of its reflective function, the mirror is used by many people as an evil spirit in feng shui articles. The use method is to hang it on the lintel or window frame to deal with the evil in front of the door. Because of this, I especially avoid looking in the mirror when I sleep.
6. Scissors: I understand why scissors are often used to ward off evil spirits in customs. In fact, Mo Dou, jade, carpenter's five feet and tailor's scissors were often used to ward off evil spirits in ancient times. Later, scissors and kitchen knives used by chefs to kill people were also used to ward off evil spirits because they were covered with blood. Often used to deal with nightmares and exorcise ghosts.