Twelfth night

Japanese: Twelfth night(英語表記)Twelfthnight
Twelfth night

...Even after the Middle Ages, there were many superstitions about the magical power of beans. It is said that if you slept in a bean field, you would have nightmares, and many accidents would occur during the flowering season, so beans were especially hated by coal miners. In England, the Bean-king's Festival was held as an entertainment on Twelfth night. A cake containing a kidney bean and a pea was cut and distributed, and the person who got a kidney bean became the king, and the person who got a pea became the queen, becoming the star of the banquet. This game was also depicted in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Twelfth night" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中世以降も豆の魔力に関する俗信は多く,豆畑で眠れば悪夢にさいなまれ,開花期には事故が多発するとして特に炭鉱夫に嫌われたという。 イギリスでは十二夜Twelfth nightの余興に〈豆の王祭Bean‐king’s Festival〉が行われた。インゲンマメとエンドウマメを1粒ずつ入れたケーキを切って配り,インゲンが当たった人は王,エンドウなら女王として宴会の主役になる遊びで,シェークスピアの《十二夜》にも描かれている。…

※「Twelfth night」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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