TIKS4DRR

Traditional practices to raise awareness and reduce risks from lightning hazards

Location

Place : India, China, Japan
 
Country : India, China, Japan
 
Region : East Asia, South Asia
 
 
 

Hazard

Primary : Lightning

Typology of Heritage

Social Practices and Festive Events

Aspect of Disaster Management

Preparedness

Summary

Asian communities such as Dianmu in China, Raijin and Ikazuchi-no-kami in Japan and Indra in India worship the thunder god or goddess, and they offer food, flowers, or coins to them, or they wear amulets or talismans to protect themselves from lightning.

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