Speaking of these folk customs, the first thing that should bear the brunt is the "calling the soul" that everyone has experienced. Evocation first appeared in Chu Ci, and its introduction was also related to this custom. Most babies or children are scared out of their wits and called back by special people, which is also called "evocation". Later, with the development of the times, different places have different names for souls. In Dongguan, Guangdong Province, incense or ghost paper will be lit at the bedside or where the children are frightened, and the children's clothes will swing around on the flame, and then rice grains will be scattered around, with the slogan of evocation in their mouths; In Shanghai, children's birthdays are written on red paper, a bowl of water is put on the paper, and incense is burned and kowtowed on the stove.
In the north of China, older women usually draw a cross on the ground, let the lost child stand on the cross, and the parents stand aside. Then the soul calls the population to mumble, grab a hand in the air and shout "XX is back", so as to put their hands on the child, and the parents should cooperate to say "upper body". Repeat this for 7 times and the child will recover the next day.
Although this is also a superstitious custom, for thousands of years, people still use this trick to "call the soul" and wake up countless frightened children. So is there any basis for this practice? We can't explain the loss of soul with science. Psychologically speaking, however, the call of the soul reflects the care of parents, especially mothers, and also represents the deep insecurity of children. Therefore, removing the superstitious elements in Call the Soul can be transformed into a psychological treatment method for children with psychological trauma, that is, relying on their most trusted parents, standing in the children's perspective, or giving them the most cordial comfort in their language.