White fabric
White fabric, either silk or cotton, is very important for many Animist. It is a main article or icon for establishing the ceremony. When a member in the family falls ill and cannot be cured with usual herbal medicine, the Shaman will be invited to the house to heal the illness. The Shaman will find out what type of evil takes the sick person’s spirit and the cause of the bad health. The Shaman will offer the white fabric to the evil spirit in exchange of the spirit of the sick person. In the most serious of cases the Shaman has to offer more than 10 rolls of white fabric until he is able to make the evil spirit contented and happy and then agree to return the good health to the victim.
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