Before one can protect himself
against the evildoings of a witch one must know how to detect her presence.
Folk belief has developed a number of devices. A witch may also be recognized
thus:
If you suspect someone to be a
witch and you meet her in the daytime look her straight in the eyes. A witch
will avoid your eyes because she cannot look straight into them. On certain
days, namely, Fridays and the days of Lent, the image of an' object in the
eyeball of a witch is inverted. According to the old people, this is a sure way
of recognizing a witch at daytime.
Holy oil also plays a role in
detecting a witch. A similar kind of oil is produced from a one-eyed coconut
obtained on Holy Fridays. This oil, placed in a bottle, will start boiling in
the presence of a witch; it is, therefore, a sure way to detect her.
When a member of a family is suspected by the others to be a witch, they
can turn her while asleep to another position. If the person is a witch, she
will not wake up anymore, because the bad spirit will not be able to find its
way back into her body.
A person fond of eating raw
chicken is also highly suspected to be a witch
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