Ref: Di Singapura ada satu pohon yang letaknya tidak jauh dari  YMCA (apa masih 
ada sekarang?), sekalipun tidak ada hujan, tetapi khusus dari pohon tsb seperti 
 "hujan" rintik-rintik, hal ini sebabkan karena terdapat mungkin jutaan insekt 
pada pohon ini yang menyemprot air entah mungkin kencing mereka, jadinya 
seperti hujan. Kalau orang pikiran pendek tanpa periksa betul bisa memahami 
hujan suci. 

Mungkin di Malaysia juga hal  seperti itu terjadi, dan karena iman orang disana 
begitu kuat maka dianggap "air suci berkat Illahi", dan oleh sebab itu ada yang 
minum dan mandi  dengan "air suci" tsb.

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_642069.html

Mar 6, 2011 
Don't drink 'holy water' raining from tree 
 
Ms Norhayati Abdul Karim holding a cup filled with water from the petai near 
her home in Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia. The tree is alleged to "cry", 
showering rain-like water droplets on passers-by. Many villagers have flocked 
to the tree out of curiousity. -- PHOTO: HARIAN METRO

KEPALA BATAS (Malaysia) - THE public have been advised against drinking the 
'holy water' showering down from a tree in Pinang Tunggal and another in Sungai 
Petani, Kedah.

Consumers Association of Penang rural education officer N.V. Subbarow said it 
was foolish for anyone to wipe their bodies and faces with the water or to 
drink it.

'People are merely exposing themselves to unknown risks as the authorities have 
yet to run tests on the water. They should be reminded that many diseases are 
spread by animals and insects, including leptospirosis which is spread through 
water,' he said on Saturday.

Thousands of people from as far as Johor and Malacca have been flocking to see 
the two trees since Feb 26.

Witnesses claimed that they had felt showers from the trees - a 12m-high petai 
tree in Kampung Lembah Raja, Pinang Tunggal and an 18m-high wild tree in Taman 
Ria Jaya, Sungai Petani.

Former Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia lecturer Professor Zaidi Mat Isa had said 
the showers could be water discharge or urine from cicadas during mating 
season. Mr Subbarow said those people making a fast buck from selling the 'holy 
water' at RM5 (S$2.09) per glass were being 'irresponsible'. 'Who is going to 
be responsible when the person who drinks the water falls sick?' he said. -- 
THE STAR/ANN


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