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@Ellirahim @juergen_hubert @raymccarthy @germany @folklore @rorystarr Everything in Malaysia has a spirit. Animism is deeply entrenched in our society. A lot of Malay rituals are based on some form of interactions with the spirit.

There were even sea spirits that we have to appease.
https://ms.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesta_Puja_Pantai

@Ellirahim @juergen_hubert @raymccarthy @germany @folklore @rorystarr There are plenty of crocodile spirits and shamans in Malaysia though.

I remember hearing a story from Dungun about how a car that fell off a bridge could not be found until a shaman waded into the crocodile filled waters and appeased the local crocodile spirit.

The Mah Meri also have a moyang buaya.