#chinese witch

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Happy Chinese New Year, merry year of the horse, and blessed new moon! 🧧🌛

I must say though, two baneful magic works in one month is a record for me. 😈

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I think people forget that "indigenous" doesn't only mean native Americans.

Technically, I'm indigenous. Not to North America but to Manchuria and to northeast China. But the idea of this will confuse the heck out of people because I'm not native American. Like, yeah, folks, the world is bigger than just North America and Europe, actually.

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My meemaw did in fact raise both a sweet girl and an unholy demon in one.

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In Chinese culture, ways to appease the restless dead and/or earthbound spirits include burning yellow paper offerings (representations of money), giving food/drink offerings, sweeping and tending to the graves, burning incense/candle offerings, songs and prayers.

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In Chinese folk magic, a traditional offering to an ancestor or a deceased loved one is a mug of fresh water or tea.

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In Chinese folk magic, hawthorn berries symbolise the turning of seasons. They are the ambassadors of the cold months.

When the mountains are fire red with the ripened hawthorn berries, we know winter is coming. Hawthorn berries on bamboo skewers coated in hardened malt sugar syrup is a traditional Chinese snack that welcomes the new year.

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In Chinese folk magic, should you hear somebody say something out loud that sounds unlucky, spit on the ground three times to counteract a verbal curse.

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In Chinese folk magic, knots can be used for binding purposes.

On their wedding night, newlyweds, upon entering their wedding chamber, may have a corner of each of their wedding garbs tied together in a knot when they both sit down on the marriage bed to symbolize their union and bless their coming together as one whole.