If you came to Kota Belud, you'll you might be able to see a
ghost that popular in the area that called as Hantu Penanggalan
( Ghost Removal ) – The infamous Balan-balan to Sabahans.
Possibly the most famous of ghosts in rural Sabah, even having the district of
Kota Belud supposedly famous for their numerous existences there. They prey on
pretty much anyone, but have a preference for pregnant women and newborn
babies.
Personally, in my own home village, we have a road where you
can often hear they’re hoarse cackling (a cross between a caw and a laugh) and
dogs would howl in succession as if ‘following’ its movements, as well as
stories (some from my own relatives) of their presence during their pregnancy,
after their pregnancy or during childbirth. It is probably the only ghost type
that I don’t dare to dismiss, especially when you see all sorts of people
willing to hang lime branches at their doors and windows to ward them off…
FOLK TALES
Ghost removal or also known as ghost” Tengelong” in Kedah
or” Balan-balan” in Sabah, referring to a woman, who claim to an interest in
black magic. Those who seek knowledge are able to separate the head with their
body and their head can fly with the gut-apart unravel. Blood was dripping in
their gut is believed to be poisonous and can cause sores to those who
affected. Those who seek knowledge “penanggalan”vinegar usually will keep for
fermenting their stomach muscles to shrink before the merge log back into their
original body. Reliable if they found the body and reverse, their heads will be
merged in reverse, with the secret will be revealed. “ Penanggalan” reliable
blood like women who delivered, and if they suck the blood of women who is
delivered will die of maternity bloodshed. Therefore, women usually give birth
around the house (first time the house built on stilts) placed a prickly leaves
such as pine leaves. Reliable removal is scared to get near the house for fear
of his intestines thorn stuck to the leaves. If removal of head fly, it is
believed to be sparkling white light, from their stomach muscles that exploded.
Ways to prevent the removal of allegedinterference by
placing a thorny leaves, such aspine leaves, underthe new parents' home
confinement. This is saidbecause the ghost removal of barbedafraid the house
for fear of their gut stuck on the thorns.
Those who keep the ghost removal said will be able to remove
the head andstomach veins andfly them to findwomen giving birth for the
feedingremoval. After they eat, said the removalpractitioners will immerse them
into the abdominalveins jar containingvinegar for shrinking the stomach before
gettingback into their original body.
One way which is said to be the most effective way to
identify the owner of the removal is by turning the body without the head and
left when they were out looking for prey. This is because when they come back,
the head will be attached inversely with their bodies causing their heads
together towards the back. Head facing the back of the body.
The ghost removal is said to be preserved by the women for
the purpose of preserving property and, to destroy the hated enemy or owners.
the ghost removal is a delicate creature reared by humans. It should be fed
according to a specific period, usually with the blood of women after
childbirth. Additionally the ghost removal should be passed on to someone a
replacement before his master died as a perennial. If his master died before he
could find a replacement, the ghost removal ghost will live wild and disturb
nearby residents. Practitioners of magic or science this is an act of misguided
syrik in Islam.
The ghost practitioners will tough to get a zuriat because
of her inside are considerated hot will kill the fetus if not properly cared
for. The ghost removal may be the way people in the past to explain the rate of
maternal mortality is high in rural village. Indirectly, this suggests that the
mortality rate during labor is very high in the past.
You can watch the video below to know how does the Penanggal
look like.