"Living ghost" snatches chicken from homeowner's hand, unexpected ending, netizens are fed up

Bình MinhAug 17, 2024 at 12:53

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Recently, a clip went viral on social media, recording the scene of a g.irl in black "snatching a ghost" without regard for her identity, causing a stir among netizens. Many people expressed their disgust at the character's actions.

The 15th day of the 7th lunar month has come and some places have the custom of "snatching the wandering souls" on this day. It is known that the custom of snatching offerings to wandering souls was originally only for children, at that time the children would quickly grab the offerings and run away. However, over time, this custom has become more and more varied, no longer only for children but also for many adults.

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Many people even jostle each other to grab the offerings and m.oney from the homeowner even before they have finished the ceremony. The situation below is a typical example! According to the clip that is circulating on social media, like every year, a family is preparing an offering table in front of their house.

Next, the homeowner intended to bring out the boiled chicken and place it on the altar table, but as soon as he brought it out the door, a "ghost" in black quickly snatched it and ran away. With a natural reflex and also a bit of anger, the man snatched the chicken leg back with a helpless expression. It is worth mentioning that because she was in a hurry to run away, the g.irl dropped the chicken on the ground, making all her efforts in vain.

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The clip immediately received much attention from netizens after it appeared online. People also quickly broke out into a heated discussion about "snatching the ghost" in the above situation.

Accordingly, some comments said that the actions of the woman in black were not worth condemning, because "it's the ghost month, so we have to act like ghosts". However, most comments were fed up with the uncivilized act of snatching unoffered children's food by the "ghost" in black in the clip.

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"This woman thinks she's so cool, what an uncultured act"; "In the past, she would wait for the homeowner to offer incense, wait until the stick was more burnt out before snatching it. Now, before she can even put it in, it's already gone"; "In the past, only children would snatch wandering souls, there weren't any adults like this, looking at it makes me speechless";

"Seeing the homeowner helpless makes me feel sorry, this custom is gradually being distorted, it has no meaning anymore"; "How can we make the homeowner do the offering in a civilized manner, while also making both sides happy. Why do you keep making yourself suffer, sister?"... are comments left by netizens.

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In another development, it is also a "snatching of wandering souls" on the Full Moon Day but in a more civilized manner. Specifically, in the shared clip, a young man holds 2 boiled chickens and leaves them on the altar when he discovers that the homeowner has not yet lit incense. After that, this guy goes to the front of the house to wait for the homeowner to finish the offering ritual with his accomplices before returning to "snatch the items". After watching the clip, many people praised the kindness of the young man.

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"Giật cô hồn" is a shortened way of saying "giật ăn thờ họ". This custom is popular in some regions of China, mainly in the Fujian region, called "cẩu cô". This is also a part of the Vu Lan festival.

Some people believe that snatching offerings to the wandering souls is a normal thing and that eating those offerings will bring peace and luck. However, in the latter half of the Qing Dynasty, due to the distortion of the ghost snatching festival, which caused many injuries and even fights, causing many social problems, the imperial court banned the organization.

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On the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, Chinese people set up an altar to worship ghosts and release lanterns to float down the river, aiming to guide the souls of those who died unjustly in previous lives to cross the Naihe Bridge to be reincarnated. The custom of burning paper m.oney also originated in China.

The concept of the Ghost Month was introduced to Vietnam, and gradually people believed that the seventh month of the lunar calendar was the month when the Earth Official pardoned sins, meaning that the souls in the underworld were allowed to return to the mortal world. Therefore, people prepared offerings to feed the ghosts. Pagodas set up vegetarian altars to "give alms" to the wandering ghosts.

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