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Hantu Air, Puaka Air or Mambang Air is the Malay translation for ''Spirit of the Water'', which according to animist traditions in Maritime Southeast Asia, is the unseen inhabitant of watery places such as rivers, lakes, seas, swamps and even ditches associated with bad things happening to people which includes drowning, missing, flooding and many more. == Origin == For a long time animism was widely practiced in Maritime Southeast Asia and people tended to associate almost anything with the spiritual world including nature. Hantu Air is used to explain any sickness or death associated with watery areas that cannot be otherwise explained. Some people believe that spirits discarded by their previous owners will haunt places associated with water. The unguided and lost spirit roams the area and feeds on anything available, including humans. Superstitions arising among the locals tell of this evil spirit dwelling in watery places where it sometimes disguises itself as an old tree trunk, a beautiful lady, fishes or other animals in order to lure people into its trap. When caught the human will be eaten or drowned. Nowadays, death from watery area is being blamed on outbreak of Leptospirosis instead of Hantu Air.,〔(Rat urine disease: Three recreational spots closed temporarily - malaysian Insider )〕〔(http://hospital.com.my/diseases/Rat_Urine_Disease.htm )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hantu Air」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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