Kuman Thong or the fashion of introducing children's souls in dolls

The title of this article must have already caused you a chill. We are not going to talk to you about how it is possible to introduce a soul into a physical vessel like a doll, nor are we going to debate about the existence or not of the human soul, or if the haunted dolls are real or not.

We're going to talk to you about a fad, or more than a fad, a tradition, because Kuman Thong has a long history within Buddhism or more specifically, the Buddhism that is practiced in Thailand.And we assure you, it is really scary…

Today in Mysterious we want talk about some very special dolls that only the most risky dare to have at home.

Find out if you are one of them.

The disturbing dolls from Thailand

We will begin by understanding a little more what Kuman Thong means.This term refers to a divinity of the home of the Thai people.It is said that it brings the good adventure at home , wealth, luck and balance.

Kuman Thong or the fashion of introducing children's souls in dolls

Now, that divinity is actually a child," a golden child "or in its essence, the soul of a creature deceased In ancient times or in the very traditional villages of the country, dissected fetuses were used, bodies of creatures that had not come to an end, and that a sorcerer used to invoke in turn souls of deceased children .Hollow containers that could house the vital essence of infants who were on the other side.

Kuman Thong or the fashion of introducing children's souls in dolls

The process to carry out such a task was also something "creepy".The fetus was taken to a cemetery, and there , the Kuman Thong, the golden child, was invoked.Once that soul entered into those human remains, the sorcerer sealed them with a kind of gleaming lacquer.

You will also wonder what it was Well, those dissected fetuses were placed in a distinguished space in the house, so people could interact with them as s If they were living children, they talked to them, they asked them questions...They made them "present" to grant them luck.

Everything we just explained to you in reference to preterite times, or at least it was believed Because the reality seems to be very different, and because today, although we do not believe it, a fashion has been put into practice that is acquiring a lot of significance: that of selling dolls of very realistic appearance where it is supposed, goes including the soul of a child.

Kuman Thong or the fashion of introducing children's souls in dolls

The artifice of this idea recovered from the past is a woman: Mananya Boone .Segun herself explains to us what in the first place we must do is choose the doll that we like the most.The seller reserves it, sets it aside and prepares it to receive a rite, a very special rite in which to invoke a series of Hindu gods that has They are mediators to bring the soul of a child who, in turn, wants to enter the chosen doll.

The last step is simple and requires a lot of love. Who "adopts" this doll you must take care of it , take care of it, brush your hair, decorate it and put on jewelery.It is about humanizing the supporting doll of a human soul so that it feels entertained, honored and recognized.

Kuman Thong or the fashion of introducing children's souls in dolls

If that soul is Go attended, offer luck and bonanza to the home that welcomes you.Now, at no time should we leave it forgotten, it is not worth placing it on a shelf to let the dust of oblivion adhere to it...Because otherwise, That childish soul can get angry. Be careful!

As you can see, the practice of Kuman Thong is something unique and disturbing.And now tell us what do you think? Would you adopt a doll like these? If you liked this article, don't hesitate in also meeting Katrin Reedic, the woman who collects haunted dolls.

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