 If a man were to have an extra-marital affair, the Hantu Raya could stay with his wife in his place

Normally the Hantu Raya feasts on "ancak", an offering made for the spirits, containing yellow glutinous rice, eggs, roasted chicken, rice flakes and a doll.Food offerings must strictly be observed in a timely manner, to avoid any harm caused by the spirit.The Hantu Raya is also blamed for childbirth death, which was quite common in the days before modern medicine.