It can also produce two small "horns" to intimidate and scare away would be predators. Looks like the light just went on!
Thee custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers is to scare away Nian.
Well, smoking people will scare away fierce dogs because they are usually humpbacked and dogs will think they are taking stones.
Often exorcisms and purgations were performed with much noise as if to scare away the evil spirits.
Southern lion dancing, which originated in Guangzhou, is more symbolic. It is usually performed as a ceremony to scare away evil spirits and to summon good luck and fortune.
But any sudden moves can also threaten to strangle businesses and scare away new investors, which Vietnam must avoid if it is to meet its revised 7% growth rate.
“That will scare away the tiger, ” she said.
About 12 people, with their faces covered, opened fire with small arms in the air to scare away the drivers and then torched some 30 vehicles.
Day after day, they would tie Harold to a pole in the garden to scare away the birds. They brought it in the house every night.
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