Mam and I were in LOS, Surin area, for Christmas and New Year. Outside the houses in some villages the locals had placed old clothes stuffed with straw to make dummies.

Mam and family said it was just for good luck. Anyone know any more detail about this tradition. And is it local to Surin area or more widespread? We drove over to Chayaphum and Nakhon Sawan to visit family but saw nothing similar in those parts.

Interested to hear.

Mam and John B

there are a lot of straw filled dummies up the road from me

they call them the newcastle united defence

Lonely spirits of the dead will marry the dolls rather than try to take the living.

Seems someone died recently and they have a ghost problem.

Richard

it does sound very spooky

I was in a village in Roi Et recently . I laid myself out for a snooze on some mats under the house. Much chatting goes on. Whats up Sea I asked. You sleep with your feet pointing to the forest. Err and? Thats where we put dead people. I saw many sights on that trip but stayed clear of the forest.

Richard

I was at Roi-Et too.When I was young mama told me that"Noo you can't sit on the ladder.I asked her that Why?She told that" if you sit there when you have pregnant you have to so difficult for bear"So the women in our village don't like to sit on the ladder.



Sea