Chapter 221 Jumping God
According to Jinan customs, if there are sick people, they must ask God for divination in the boudoir. Please come to the old witch to beat the iron drum, dance step by step, and be twisted. It is commonly known as "Dancing God."
The custom of "jumping God" in the capital is particularly prosperous. A young woman from a good family often jumps into the gods. Put the cooked meat on the table, put the wine in the basin, and the huge candles in the room are as bright as day. The woman wore a short skirt, landed on one foot, and danced the "Shangyang Dance." The two companions grabbed the woman's arm and supported her left and right. The women are nagging, as if they are singing, and as if they are praying. There are no rules to follow when they spit out words. The drums in the room beat randomly, and the sound was like thunder, which was unbearable. When the drum sounded, the woman said a word and couldn't hear the content clearly.
If it's not too much, the woman bows her head and tilts her eyes, standing on the support of her companions, otherwise she will fall to the ground. After a while, the woman suddenly stretched out her head and jumped, more than a foot high from the ground. The woman in the room looked awe-inspiring and looked pale. They all said, "The ancestors are here to eat." The woman opened her mouth and breathed, and the candlelight in the room went out, and it was dark. In the dark, everyone stood solemnly and did not dare to whisper to each other. The woman shouted strangely, the drums were noisy, and they didn't know what to say.
After the "ancestor" finished eating, he only heard the woman shouting fiercely and calling the names of his parents-in-law and sister-in-law. Everyone lit the candlelight and looked at it. The cooked meat on the plate and the wine in the basin disappeared. The woman bent down to listen to the "ancestors" for good or bad luck, looking happy and worried, and then asked everyone to ask questions and answer any questions.
If the sick person doesn't believe it, the woman immediately noticed it and pointed to someone and said, "This person is disrespectful to me and punishes you for not wearing clothes." As soon as he finished speaking, the man's clothes immediately disappeared and he was naked. Naked, as for where the clothes go, they are all hung on the treetops outside the house.
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Manchurian women are more religious. If you have any questions, please ask the immortals for advice. When dancing, women dress neatly, ride wooden horses, cross wooden tigers, hold long weapons in their hands, and dance in **, known as "Tiger God." The Trojan horse and the tiger look is powerful. The voice of the god is rough. Sometimes he calls himself Guan Zhang, and sometimes he calls himself Zhao Gongming to go down to earth. And so on.
Once a woman is possessed by God, her face is gloomy and frightening. If a man peeps outside, he will be stabbed in the hat by the long soldier's blade. When jumping, the women of the whole family formed a array of geese, lined up one by one, with a serious expression, and their bodies trembling and shrinking. I don't dare to think nonsense, and I don't dare to slack off a little.