Indonesian dances and to scare away spirits
No, they are used to scare people in a funny way.
The mask
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To scare away bad spirits.
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We celebrate Halloween because its fun but in some parts of the world people dressed up to scare away spirits
to scare the evil spirits
The ghostbusters
what do you need to do to frighten evil spirits away
Alcohol is dangerous for all people, even children. Spirits (Ghosts) are figments of imagination, ghost stories can scare children, especially children who already have psychological issues, so yes spirits in this sense could theoretically harm children.
carved into a viking ship was a dragon because they believed it would scare people and the evil spirits of the sea