There is a long list of practices performed to ward evil (yakuyoke (厄除け))[6] or expel evil (yakubarai, oharai (yaku-barai [ja])), e.g. sounding the drums.[6] In some areas it is common to place a small mound of salt outside the house (morijio [ja]).[7][8] Salt-scattering is generally considered purifying[7] (it is employed in sumo tournaments,[7] to give a well-known example).