A Thai rescuer celebrated Halloween yesterday by donning a devil costume representing the Thai-style messenger of death called Yom-ma-thut.

 

The 53 year old rescuer, Narongsak Noppasit, from the Jaturatham Pratheep Foundation in the Panthong district of Chon Buri province, shared a picture of himself in a fancy dress costume on the foundation’s official Facebook page yesterday with the caption “Ready to serve!”

 

Narongsak portrayed the Yom-ma-thut character by painting his entire body red, wearing black eye shadow and lipstick, red devil horns and a shirtless traditional Thai costume.

 

According to Thai belief, Yom-ma-thut appears to people who are about to die and leave this world. Yom-ma-thut is responsible for taking people’s souls to hell or heaven, depending on their actions, or karma, throughout their lives.

 

The image caught the attention of many Thai netizens.

“Are you going to help people or take their souls?”

 

“Great costume!”

 

“If I faint and wake up to see you, all diseases should disappear, haha.”

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Facebook/ มูลนิธิจตุรธรรมประทีป อ.พานทอง จ.ชลบุรี

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-01

 

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So you've just had an accident, been knocked unconscious, woken up and this guy is standing over you. I'm guessing your first thought is going to be "Oh cr@p, I'm dead and I'm in hell"!

10 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

So you've just had an accident, been knocked unconscious, woken up and this guy is standing over you. I'm guessing your first thought is going to be "Oh cr@p, I'm dead and I'm in hell"!

I thought the devil wears Prada, not Crocs!

"Celebrating" Halloween ??   What the hell     ! ! ! ! 

So all the crap about ancient Halloween that has festered particually in USA in recent decades is spreading like Covid even to Thailand the Land Of Smiles. What's this sick world coming to?

These muppets never cease to amaze, read the full story about the cops at the cinema, pretty inventive though!!!!

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A Thai rescuer celebrated Halloween yesterday by donning a devil costume representing the Thai-style messenger of death called Yom-ma-thut.

Imagine seeing him leaning over you after an accident...

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

I thought the devil wears Prada, not Crocs!

It's a Thai "thang" !!!!