Horowang Halloween Ritual

The Midnight Article "How Halloween In Northeast Malaysia is Done" was written by u/Roblox838 and posted to r/MidnightPaper.

The text of the Article was as follows:

HOW HALLOWEEN IN NORTHEAST MALAYSIA IS DONE

Halloween in Northeast Malaysia, especially in the village of Horowang, is done like this:

First, a local is sacrificed to an unknown god (Malatakai?) in order to wish a great harvest upon the other locals.

Second, a child is brutally murdered in order to wish rain for the crops to grow.

Third, they mow the grass and cut trees down, as the Horowang locals don't like rainforests and prefer plains.

Fourth, they draw another person's name out and that person is exiled to either the next village or the sea.

Horowang locals say this works, as the village gets a lot of rain and harvests a lot every year.

Description:

The "Horowang Halloween Ritual" is an Trend-Type Oddity. It is a ritual carried out in Northeast Malaysia in Halloween (31st of October).

Process:

The ritual is incredibly violent from the outset, starting with the sacrifice of a local of unspecified age and gender (it is possible that these do not matter). The method of execution for the unfortunate soul is not mentioned in the Article, but it is specified that this sacrifice is done in order to secure a "great harvest" for the village.

The second step of the ritual is a the "brutal' sacrifice of a child. Again, the age, gender, and method of execution of the sacrificial child is not known.

The third step of the ritual is the cutting of grass and trees in the village. It is unspecified exactly how many trees must be cut down or what area of the village or its outskirts is mowed.

The fourth and final step of the ritual includes the drawing of a person's name. Whoever is named in the draw is then exiled to a nearby village or to the sea itself. What determines whether an exiled individual will be sent to a village or the sea is, again, unspecified.

Origins:

The origins of this ritual, like many sacrificial rituals before it, can most likely be traced back to prehistory. In its darkest and most early days, humanity believed in the practice of killing men, women, or children and offering their souls to the gods in exchange for more favorable weather and harvest seasons.