Haints: Ghosts and Evil Spirits from the Old South
What exactly is a "haint"?
Haint is an old southern word for a specific type of ghost or evil spirit. Belief in haints probably originated with the Gulla Geechee people, descendants of African slaves in the southern country like Louisiana, Haints are malicious ghosts, often seeking to steal or harm naughty children (maybe used as a story to make unruly children behave?
Let’s look at the first question, Why The Color Blue? A color specifically for protection against ghosts. The color blue represented water, the spirits could not cross over water, and painting the ceilings, door frames, and window trims tricked the ghosts and spirits into thinking it was water and they would not cross it to enter the house.
There are many traditions, customs, and beliefs that are still being practiced today. For instance, people believe in dark magic. and paint their doors "haint blue" in order to ward off evil spirits and witches. (Old witch's durning the time when everything was thought to be evil) In the south, historic homes often feature a special hue of blue paint on the ceilings of their big, covered porches, or window shutters, sills, and doors blue.
Haints are restless spirits of the dead who, for whatever reason, have not moved on from their physical world.
How to protect yourself from Haints: According to lore, these are some tried-and-true methods for distracting or getting rid of Haints: (Read my bottle tree post)
Bottle Tree - The bottle tree originated in Africa and migrated to the US. The bottles are said to catch wandering spirits at night, and hold them until you dispose of it.
News Paper: Haints can't resist certain repetitive tasks, such as reading newspapers pasted onto walls, or counting the straws in a broom, or grains of rice. The idea is to distract and frustrate the haunts, who keep losing count and starting over again repeatedly. The haunts will be forced to leave as morning approaches, I personally can't say it's true but I do know the newspapers are still put on the windows and stuff and then so in the walls.
Cleans the house - cleaned your space. You can use sage or incense. Use a floors wash. This can help.
How Do I Know I Caught A Haint In The Bottle? It makes a sound like a whistle.
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