Hantu Glossary
The chinese seventh month started a few days back. It is going to be a loooong seventh month, as there are 2 seven months in the lunar calendar this year. Imagine; the ghosts are taking a 2 months' break this time! If you think you will be safe at home, think again, prepare for the onslaught of horror movies on tv.
Was catching up on my reading when I came across this article in the Peranakan magazine which has a writeup about baba folklores and 101 on ghosts. According to their culture, there are several categories... I am reproducing the glossary here so you know what you have encountered while out at night this time of the year. Good luck.
Pontianak
Spirit of a woman (mostly Malay) who dies at childbirth. Attracted to pregnant women and newborns. Insatiable lust for men, sucks life-blood from their genitals. Destroyed by nailing her head with a nail embedded with candlenut.
Hantu Polong
Spirit without a body, with bloodied entrails hanging as it flies. Known to stain white sheets left to dry at night and may get trapped by bamboo poles and clothes lines. Now you know why mothers say don't hang clothes at night.
Hantu Jerangkong
The fiercest, ugliest hantu who will savagely attack humans.
Hantu Tetek
Spirit with big breasts. Targets children by suffocating their faces between her breasts, ie, kena sumbat tetek.
Hantu Galah
Tall and slender. Clamps you tightly with his long legs, like a pair of chopsticks, until you die of suffocation. Emerges from the earth. Best to avoid by lying flat on the ground.
Hantu Tak Kepala
Headless spirit in search of its missing head. Likely to be a victim of decapitation.
Hantu Laut
Spirit of a victim drowned at sea. Seeks more souls for company..
Hantu Pokok
Banana and kapok trees are known to be the favourite playground of the spirits.
Hantu Perempuan
Female ghost who loves to sit on a swing at night. Best not to be on a swing at night.
Wangi malam
If you smell but see no fragrant flowers at night, beware of spirits out at play.
If you are lucky, you might meet a lustful one and have a good time.
Was catching up on my reading when I came across this article in the Peranakan magazine which has a writeup about baba folklores and 101 on ghosts. According to their culture, there are several categories... I am reproducing the glossary here so you know what you have encountered while out at night this time of the year. Good luck.
Pontianak
Spirit of a woman (mostly Malay) who dies at childbirth. Attracted to pregnant women and newborns. Insatiable lust for men, sucks life-blood from their genitals. Destroyed by nailing her head with a nail embedded with candlenut.
Hantu Polong
Spirit without a body, with bloodied entrails hanging as it flies. Known to stain white sheets left to dry at night and may get trapped by bamboo poles and clothes lines. Now you know why mothers say don't hang clothes at night.
Hantu Jerangkong
The fiercest, ugliest hantu who will savagely attack humans.
Hantu Tetek
Spirit with big breasts. Targets children by suffocating their faces between her breasts, ie, kena sumbat tetek.
Hantu Galah
Tall and slender. Clamps you tightly with his long legs, like a pair of chopsticks, until you die of suffocation. Emerges from the earth. Best to avoid by lying flat on the ground.
Hantu Tak Kepala
Headless spirit in search of its missing head. Likely to be a victim of decapitation.
Hantu Laut
Spirit of a victim drowned at sea. Seeks more souls for company..
Hantu Pokok
Banana and kapok trees are known to be the favourite playground of the spirits.
Hantu Perempuan
Female ghost who loves to sit on a swing at night. Best not to be on a swing at night.
Wangi malam
If you smell but see no fragrant flowers at night, beware of spirits out at play.
If you are lucky, you might meet a lustful one and have a good time.
posted by Fiery at Saturday, July 29, 2006
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