Fwd: [Heian Period Japan] amagoi rain ritual legends

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. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
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amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals / Regenzauber

. Rain Rituals, Dances and Prayers (amagoi) .
- Introduction and haiku -
prayer and wish for rain, ki-u (kiu）　祈雨
amulet for rain, ki-u fuda　祈雨札
dance when praying for rain, rain dance,　ki-u odori 祈雨踊り
kiu 祈雨　refers to praying to kami for rainfall and
shiu 止雨　refers to praying to them for the cessation of rain.



teruteru boozu　てるてる坊主 "Teru-teru Bozu dolls"
to stop the rain and bring sunshine

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. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .
Sometimes the Daija as a deity is venerated in rain rituals.


. yatori Jizoo 矢取地蔵 Jizo catching the arrow .
aimed to kill Kobo Daishi during rain rituals


. zui-un 瑞雲 auspicious clouds / sai-un, saiun, sai un 彩雲 "colorful clouds" .
and amulets to bring rain



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- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :


......................................................................................... Chiba 千葉県
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. Mount Takagoyama is 雨乞いの山 a mountain for rain rituals .




......................................................................................... Gifu 岐阜県
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小坂町 Kosaka town

. Rain rituals at Mount Ontakesan .







......................................................................................... Nagano 長野県
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佐久市 Saku city

. chi no ike 血の池 "blood pond" of 仙人ヶ嶽 Mount Senningatake .





......................................................................................... Tokyo
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Koto ward, Fukagawa

. renga 連歌 linked verse with prayers for rain. .





......................................................................................... Yamaguchi 山口県
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秋芳 Ariyoshidai district

. Zenji Kappa 禅師河童 Kappa the Zen Priest. .



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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
257 to collect

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. animals and their legends 動物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. plants and their legends 　植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. trees and their legends 　樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
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Posted By Gabi Greve to Heian Period Japan on 6/12/2019 09:45:00 am

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