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What it is called varies depending on area; for example, the phenomenon is called "kitsune no yometori (狐の嫁取り, the fox's wife-taking)" in Sōka, Saitama Prefecture and Noto, Fugeshi District, Ishikawa Prefecture (now Noto, Hōsu District) [15] [16] while referred to as "kitsune no shūgen" (狐の祝言) in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Typically, the young man unknowingly marries the fox, who proves a devoted wife. The man eventually discovers the fox's true nature, and the fox-wife is forced to leave him. In some cases, the husband wakes as if from a dream, filthy, disoriented, and far from home. He must then return to confront his abandoned family in shame.
Kitsune are commonly portrayed as lovers, usually in stories involving a young human male and a kitsune who takes the form of a human woman. Typically, the young man unknowingly marries the fox, who proves a devoted wife. The man eventually discovers the fox's true nature, and the fox-wife is forced to leave him.
Fox's hit reality show, Farmer Wants a Wife is back for a third season with a whole new crop of farmers. The dating show will follow four farmers from all around the country who are looking for love.
Farmer Wants a Wife returns for its third season on FOX with a new host — Kimberly Williams-Paisley — and four new farmers: Matt Warren, Jay Woods, John Sansone and Colton Hendricks, who will ...
A Middle Tennessee farmer is looking for love on FOX's "Farmer Wants a Wife". Meet Mitchell Kolinsky. ... Season two airs Thursday, Feb. 1, at 9 p.m. ET on FOX. Jennifer Nettles takes on hosting ...
Farmer Wants a Wife is an American reality television series, based on the British show of the same name, in which a bachelor farmer chooses a potential romantic partner among a group of 10 single city women. [1] [2] [3] The series first aired on The CW from April 30 to June 25, 2008. [4] [5]
Season 2 of the US version of Farmer Wants a Wife premiered Thursday, Feb. 1 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox. New episodes are available to stream on Hulu the following day (AKA right now).