Villages back to normal as Ghostbusters chase 300 ogres out of town!

[webfact]

Villages back to normal as Ghostbusters chase 300 ogres out of town!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Five Isaan villages are now happy again after some 300 ogres were run out of town in a large ceremony on Sunday.

 

The mass exorcism of what the locals call "phee pop" was carried out by a specialist at the Kalasin town hall and then by villagers from the five affected areas.

 

The ceremonies were carried out after five unexplained deaths. Worried villagers had held a crisis meeting and agreed to spend 50 baht per each household to bring in experts and buy the necessary ghost busting equipment, reports Sanook.

 

Phee Pop are a particularly virulent and unpleasant kind of spirit - they have been known to enter people's bodies and eat them from the inside out.

 

Firstly on Sunday at the central town hall professional ghost buster Bunsong Prathumchai, 56, and 14 of his disciples from Mahasarakhram got the ball rolling with a ceremony that included flowers, incense, a sacred sword and various woods including that from the tamarind tree.

 

Following this the action moved to the five affected villages in the Nong Yai sub district where villagers took part in the "siang khong" part of the exorcism where the phee pop are hunted down and chased into an earthenware jar covered in a sacred cloth.

 

When this was successfully completed - and 300 errant ogres were trapped in the jar - it was incinerated to get rid of the trouble they had caused once and for all.

 

Representative of the five stricken "moo baans" Sawan Phaengnoi, a phoo yai baan himself, said that five people had died without apparent cause recently and obviously evil forces were at work.

 

Two men aged 55 had died for no reason in their hammocks and a 67 year old man just pegged out from threshing rice.

 

Sanook.com reported that following the successful exorcisms everyone in the villages was satisfied and were now "sabai jai" (happy) and could get on with the rest of their lives in peace.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-12-12

[trogers]

So, has a total of 300 residents of these 5 villages apparently disappeared?

[docshock13]

<deleted>. Obviously evil forces. 

 

Curious to know how they verified that the phee pop were really captured? The ghostbuster said so? Nobody dropped dead that day? 

 

What happens if another villager dies for "no apparent reason" in the near (or even distant) future? Do they get their 50 baht back? 

Edited December 12, 2016 by metisdead
Profane acronym removed.

[docshock13]

2 minutes ago, trogers said:

So, has a total of 300 residents of these 5 villages apparently disappeared?

Ya. All the mother-in-laws! 

[Thaiwrath]

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

The ceremonies were carried out after five unexplained deaths.

 

Probably due to the lack of interest from the people investigating them.

[paquito]

Will they call in the Spanish Inquisition if the local mumbo-jumbo didn't work and they need foreign advice?

[Pimay1]

1 minute ago, paquito said:

Will they call in the Spanish Inquisition if the local mumbo-jumbo didn't work and they need foreign advice?

I'm sure there is a willing monk if needed in waiting that will complete the process for a fee.

[nikmar]

" and a 67 year old man just pegged out from threshing rice. "

 

right out of the Coconuts school of reporting.

[JoePai]

Phee Poop are a particularly virulent and unpleasant kind of spirit

 

...and I bet they don't smell very good also 

[Bluespunk]

Good grief...

[Bluespunk]

1 hour ago, paquito said:

Will they call in the Spanish Inquisition if the local mumbo-jumbo didn't work and they need foreign advice?

Only if they have a time travelling machine.

[NCC1701A]

i will be going up to the village to conduct some tests of my own.

 

 

[jerojero]

How did they know it was 300?

[LannaGuy]

"67 year old man just pegged out from threshing rice"

 

sooo unusual for men approaching 70 to die from extreme physical excursion  

 

"obviously evil forces were at work'

 

obviously!!!   and of note that ogres can be 'burned'   every cloud etc.

Edited December 12, 2016 by LannaGuy

[NongKhaiKid]

6 hours ago, docshock13 said:

<deleted>. Obviously evil forces. 

 

Curious to know how they verified that the phee pop were really captured? The ghostbuster said so? Nobody dropped dead that day? 

 

What happens if another villager dies for "no apparent reason" in the near (or even distant) future? Do they get their 50 baht back? 

New set of ogres, new ceremony , new set of fees ?

[waldroj]

Is Bunsong a rival for Prayut in the battle to win the hearts and minds of the Thai people ???

 

Firstly, he restores happiness to the people (of the ghoul-invested moo baans). 

 

And,  he carries out an "exorcise"  program that we're told seems to be contributing to the health and well-being of villagers. 

 

At ฿50 per household though, one hopes Bunsong has given the afflicted moo baans a six-months warranty on the success of his work. 

 

 

[DM07]

What the actual ....?!


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[Honthy]

What is really surprising me that even highly educated people in Asia believe in the existence of ghosts, sometimes referring their own experiences.  Who knows ...

Edited December 12, 2016 by Honthy

[hocuspocus]

My father in law spends most of the day in his hammock and is around 55 years old - should he be worried? 

[trogers]

10 minutes ago, hocuspocus said:

My father in law spends most of the day in his hammock and is around 55 years old - should he be worried? 

 

Yes, he should be wary of Pee Am...

[Borzandy]

Who talked about third world country...it's a fourth world...

[Kasset Tak]

A way to describe the average level of superstition in Thailand:

A couple of my Thai friends bought a 10,000 Baht spirit house 3 years ago, now they are moving and will leave the spirit house as the spirits from the old house are already living there... Both of my friends have PhD, she in molecular biology and he in veterinarian medicine!

[Dexlowe]

21 minutes ago, hocuspocus said:

My father in law spends most of the day in his hammock and is around 55 years old - should he be worried? 

Indeed he should be. If he tries to get out of the hammock his wife might drop dead. 

[impulse]

Why don't they ever advertise these things far enough in advance so we can make plans?

 

We always read about the fun stuff after the fact.

[klauskunkel]

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Two men aged 55 had died for no reason in their hammocks

It's a high risk job, no doubt

[kannot]

welcome  to the 1500's............................... always remember what you are  dealing with

[mark01]

Damn. Thought the headline said "300 orgies"

Edited December 12, 2016 by mark01

[NickJ]

The main voting block of the whole country. 

[Honthy]

1 hour ago, Dexlowe said:

Indeed he should be. If he tries to get out of the hammock his wife might drop dead. 

I 'd check sometimes if he is still alive ... Anyhow, it is one of a regular and the most accepted work of a Thai hubby.

[Bangkok Barry]

There was a tale told on here a few years ago of a businessman who had to go overseas, but his maid continued to come in and clean the apartment. When he returned he discovered she had quit, and by asking around discovered that she had left because she heard ghost voices in his bedroom. It was actually his telephone answering machine. It reminds me of the old UK tv show Catweazle, where the character had been transported into the present from hundreds of years ago and was transfixed by the magic of 'electrickery'. Really no different, is it.