Oboo (English spelling)

Japanese: オボー（英語表記）oboo

A structure built by the Mongolians on mountains and mountain passes using piles of earth and stones. Obo. Also written as obo or obogha, and translated into Chinese as Ebo. A wooden branch is inserted into the top of a cone-shaped platform made of stone and earth, and a trident or spear is placed in the center. Sometimes multiple obo are lined up. The Mongolians believe that the gods of heaven and earth descend to reside in this (there is also a view that the obo itself is the god of earth), and every summer they hold an obo festival, making offerings of livestock such as horses and cattle, or their meat, dairy products, and other items, praying for fertility, good health, and other blessings for the five animals, circling the obo, and making offerings of horse racing, sumo wrestling, and archery.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

山や峠にモンゴル人が土や石を積みあげた構造物。オボ。obo,oboghaとも書き，鄂博と漢音訳される。石や土で円錐形に作った基壇の上部に木枝をさし，その中心に三叉矛や槍を立てる。オボーは複数並べられることもある。モンゴル人はこれに天神地祇が降りて宿るとし(オボー自体を地祇とみる考えもある)，毎夏オボー祭を行い，牛馬などの生畜またはその肉，乳製品その他を供え，五畜などの豊饒，息災その他を祈り，オボーのまわりをめぐり，かつ競馬，相撲，弓射を奉納する。

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