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🇨🇳 China and 1 moreNuo folk religion傩 (Nuó) A Chinese exorcistic tradition using wooden masks and ancestor worship to drive away malevolent forcesTradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living 🇲🇾 MalaysiaSang Sapurba A legendary ancestor figure in Malay and Minangkabau royal genealogiesFigure · Power and authority Legendary

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