Is the gourd a good luck charm?

Gourd is good luck, it represents the evil for good, collect the demon to avoid evil, but also with a table of great luck and good fortune, in ancient China, people split the gourd in half, with half of the water, the other half of the gourd can be made into some of the God's mask to the little children, but also the gourd can be hung in the outside of the big them or hung in the door, hoping to protect the peace, in ancient times, people

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