The thrown salt may serve as an informal sacrifice to conciliate the gods; or it may be an attack on the evil spirits, since it is believed that the Devil cannot abide salt.

撒落的盐可作为一个非正式的牺牲品去平息上帝的怒气；或者它可能作为一种邪恶精神的攻击，因为据说魔鬼不能接触盐。

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The Master was always teaching that guilt is an evil emotion to be avoided like the very devil — all guilt.

大师一直教诲说，内疚是一种邪恶的情绪，要像躲避罪恶一般地躲避它——都是罪。

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Had he been possessed by a devil or evil spirit? Was God punishing him for wrong-doing?

人们完全不知道这个疯子怎么了，是魔鬼附体呢，还是因做孽受到上帝的惩罚呢？

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When, in mid-afternoon, the sun dips behind the mountain and my skis suddenly criss-cross ice-blue shadows, I am reminded of the more sinister snippets of local folklore my hosts have passed on: the wizard Fida, who lived in a cave above the valley and sold his soul to the devil, and the evil little spirits, parkeljni, who rattle their chains as they lie in wait for naughty children.

BBC: Snowbound Slovenia