In Ninghua County, Sanming, Fujian, a man collecting a newly purchased car was filmed walking around the vehicle with a black dog whose throat appeared to have been cut.
Blood dripped onto the ground and around the car. Online comments say the act follows an old folk belief that black-dog blood can ward off misfortune and keep a new vehicle safe.
If a car is consecrated this way, some netizens asked what would be used if the purchase were even more expensive.