Is it true that if you place a glass of water by the bedside with a saucer on top that you invite spirits?

Growing up we always had a glass of water along side a dish of tobacco as an offering to the spirits. This was a tradition passed on from Menominee and Ojibwa elders. I was told that the two things spirits can't get in the Spirit World are kinnikinnik (Indian tobacco) and water, and the Spirits liked it when it was placed out for them as an offering. We never covered the water glass with a saucer.

The real purpose of placing a saucer on top of a a glass of water is to keep out dust and insects.... And as inviting spirits in is a very old superstition that got mixed in with a covered with covering a mirror and a glass of water...............

When I put a glass of water by the bed it encourages my dog to jump up and drink it. PS: I ain't afraid of no ghosts.

my granny kept an uncovered glass of water by her bed to repel negative spirits

hope not cuz i'm pregnant so i always have water by me

my mom always says so so I avoid it

No, it isn't true.