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Driving demons
Since most of the spirits, in contrast to the D-Taya and Tayfena, characterized by malignancy, and the intent to cause permanent harm to humans, people are always looking for means of protection.
Expulsion of demons devoted special ceremony. For example, in the Imperial Palace in a special day of the year took a solemn rite, a major figure in which the magician, naryazhenny menacing king of demons, on the head - a large mask, four gold plates depicted sparkling eyes back shielded bearskin. Dressed in a black jacket and red skirt, he shestvoval ahead of his entourage, holding a spear in his right hand and the left - a shield. He was followed by twelve ryazhenyh, volosatyh, with horns reminiscent of some unusual animals. In the procession was attended by a hundred and twenty boys aged ten to twelve years, which is taken from families of officials. Heads they povyazyvali red scarves and clothes to them was a thin black silk. In the hands they were holding large diamonds, and whang they followed the magician. Participants engaged in a ritual procession to the Imperial Court, where the special songs and dances, frightening evil. Procession three overlook the courtyard. Then lit torches to vyprovodit away the spirit of pestilence morovyh the main gate, where thousands strazhnikov, holding torches, vygonyala the porch of his imperial palace. In the same standing and five groups of riders, one in a thousand people, which in turn took strazhnikov with torches and gnali spirit to the river Loshuy, where he threw torches into the river. It was believed that evil spirits, along with torches went to the bottom.