I saw a documentary at DISCOVERY CHANNEL about a wind chucker. Well wind chuckers are basically "manghihilot" in our culture only they are a bit different in such a way that they believe that the cause of most ilnesses is wind or "hangin" or the "lamig"...
With an unshakeable conviction that angin or ‘wind’ is the root of all illnesses and ailments, Ida, the traditional healer from the Malay heartland of Kelantan, uses massage and often painful treatments to rid her patients of ‘trapped wind’ in their bodies. Working as a conduit who channels unwanted wind, burping features prominently in Ida's unusual repertoire of treatments. Against the rich cultural backdrop of Malaysia's East Coast, this is a quirky but heartfelt story of how age-old therapies like “wind-chucking” continue to have recognition and credence as a health remedy in traditional societies.
With an unshakeable conviction that angin or ‘wind’ is the root of all illnesses and ailments, Ida, the traditional healer from the Malay heartland of Kelantan, uses massage and often painful treatments to rid her patients of ‘trapped wind’ in their bodies. Working as a conduit who channels unwanted wind, burping features prominently in Ida's unusual repertoire of treatments. Against the rich cultural backdrop of Malaysia's East Coast, this is a quirky but heartfelt story of how age-old therapies like “wind-chucking” continue to have recognition and credence as a health remedy in traditional societies.
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