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In Shinto and Buddhism in Japan, an ofuda (お札/御札, honorific form of fuda, ' slip [of paper], card, plate ') or gofu (護符) is a talisman made out of various materials such as paper, wood, cloth or metal.
Anzan: protection for pregnant women for a healthy pregnancy and easy delivery; Kanai-anzen: safety (well-being) of one's family, peace and prosperity in the household; Customarily, omamori are not opened in order to avoid losing their protective benefits. They are instead carried on one's person, or tied to something like a backpack or a purse.
Kuji-kiri is explained in Shugendo texts, quite correctly, as a preparatory ritual of protection, to cut off demonic influences and their inki (vital substance) (Waterhouse, 1996). In Japanese folk-magic and onmyodo , the nine cuts are often made over writing or a picture, to gain control of the object named or pictured.
A mitsudomoe design on a taiko drum. As a leather [e] wrist protector tomo appear to have been employed at least as early as the Kofun period, where they are frequently attested on haniwa terracotta figurines depicting archers, [21] and may even have had, aside from their military function, a ritual or fetish value, perhaps related to their phallic shape. [11]
A pair of komainu, the "a" on the right, the "um" on the left. Komainu (狛犬), often called lion-dogs in English, are statue pairs of lion-like creatures, which traditionally guard the entrance or gate of the shrine, or placed in front of or within the honden (inner sanctum) of Japanese Shinto shrines.
Kanji iteration mark. For example, 様様 could be written 様々. From 仝 (below). 仝: 2138: 1-1-24: 4EDD: dō no jiten (同の字点) Kanji repetition mark ヽ: 2152: 1-1-19: 30FD katakanagaeshi (かたかながえし) kurikaeshi (くりかえし) Katakana iteration mark: ヾ: 2153: 1-1-20: 30FE Katakana iteration mark with a dakuten ...
The Shichi-Go-San (the Seven-Five-Three) is a rite of passage for five-year-old boys and three- or seven-year-old girls. It is a time for these young children to personally offer thanks for the kami's protection and to pray for continued health. [33] [unreliable source]
Exterior noren are traditionally used by shops and restaurants as a means of protection from sun, wind, and dust, and for displaying a shop's name or logo. [4] Names are often Japanese characters, especially kanji , but may be mon emblems, Japanese rebus monograms , or abstract designs.