Salina Christmas

Heroes or villains? Deviant or devout? The Red Sash is the name of a group of vigilantes who mobilised against the Communists during the absence of the British after the Second World War ended. They reformed several times during the Emergency period to fend off their enemies. What makes them distinct is the use of magic such as the flying blades to defeat the opponents. They are feared by the enemies. They’re also a cause of worry to the authorities. See ‘Selepang Merah vigilantes’.

To understand the occult practices of the Red Sash and the practice of invincible magic, considered deviant by the mainstream Malay Archipelago cultures when misused for bad intentions, see cindai, garangsang water, ilmu kebal (the invincible spell) gerinsing, the flying blades and Selepang Merah vigilantes.