A dagger may be placed on the dead person's chest to drive away evil spirits.
They foster it, by driving away numerous evil spirits.
The use of bronze was probably intended to drive away malevolent spirits and to protect the practitioner.
It was my guess that he was driving away bad spirits.
I'm sure there's some ritual that has to do with driving away evil spirits," I told him.
It has a sword for a tail, and is thought to drive away evil spirits.
The loud noises and sounds of merrymaking are also supposed to drive away bad spirits.
They were believed to cure illnesses and drive away evil spirits long ago.
For example, they clap their hands four times " in order to drive away evil spirits."
The shocks, he assured her, would cure headaches and drive away evil spirits.