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[1]: 113 Among the unlucky years, the most unlucky are thought to be the ages of 42 for men and 33 for women, which are known as daiyakudoshi, or "great-calamity years." [1]: 108 The year preceding a yakudoshi year, called a maeyaku (前厄) year, is also considered dangerous, as is the year following one, called atoyaku.
Mochitsuki (餅搗き, もちつき) – A traditional activity for occasions like Japanese New-Year, rice is pounded into mochi and is eaten in hopes of gaining good fortune over the coming year. The activity is associated with the moon, jade, or golden rabbit, which according to East-Asian folklore, is said to pound rice (or the elixir of ...
Her name means "Shines from Heaven" or "the great kami who shine Heaven". For many reasons, one among them being her ties to the Imperial family, she is often considered (though not officially) to be the "primary god" of Shinto. [4] [5] Ame-no-Uzume (天宇受売命 or 天鈿女命) Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry ...
Pages in category "Japanese feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 553 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Therefore, to those familiar with Japanese names, which name is the surname and which is the given name is usually apparent, no matter in which order the names are presented. It is thus unlikely that the two names will be confused, for example, when writing in English while using the family name-given name naming order.
In the year 657 a byakko or "white fox" was reported to have been witnessed in Iwami Province, [13] [12] possibly a sign of good omen. [b] And in 659, a fox bit off the end of a creeping vine plant held by the laborer (shrine construction worker), [d] interpreted as an inauspicious omen foreshadowing the death of Empress Saimei the following year.
This has traditionally been explained and understood in Japan as a transcription of a supposed Old Japanese form *Pimeko, said to be an early term meaning "high born woman; princess," and to derive from Old Japanese Pime [or Pi 1 me 1] (also sometimes Pimë [Fi 1 me 2]), a laudatory title for women going with Piko [Fi 1 ko 1] for men.
Training involves severe ascetic practices, after which the woman is said to be able to communicate with Japanese Shinto spirits, kami, and the spirits of the dead. [2] Itako perform rituals tied to communication with the dead [2] and divination. [3] The practice has been on the decline, with only 20 living itako in Japan, all more than 40 ...