Akabi - Akabi

Japanese: アカビ - あかび
Akabi - Akabi

...The idea of ​​abstaining from childbirth as impure (unclean) is called variously in different regions, such as sanbi, akabi, chibuku, and shirafujo. In contrast to the black fujo (black impurity) taboo of death, blood taboo is called blood taboo, but in coastal regions and near shrines with strict childbirth taboos, it is considered to be more severe than death taboo.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Akabi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…出産を穢れ(けがれ)として忌む観念で,地方によってサンビ,アカビ,チブク,シラフジョウなど種々の呼び方がある。死の忌のクロフジョウ(黒不浄)に対して,血忌をいうのであるが,沿岸地方や産の忌の厳しい神社の付近などでは,死の忌より重いとしているところがある。…

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