Autumn Society Day - Akisha Nichi

...In agriculture, the idea that the spring shrine day should be the benchmark for soaking rice seeds was once widespread throughout the country, and in Hata District, Kochi Prefecture, some places would exchange rice seeds with neighbors and prepare for soaking. In Ogachi District, Akita Prefecture, people would carefully prepare rice seeds on the autumn shrine day, using ears of rice that had been cleared in front of the gods, and many places would soak the ears on this day. Also, many places would preach about the change of the mountain god and the rice field god on the spring and autumn shrine days, and gather to hold shrine day lectures and earth god lectures to avoid working with the soil....

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…農事において春社日を種もみ浸しの目安とする考えは，かつて全国に広く及んでおり，高知県幡多郡には近所で種もみの交換をして種浸しの準備にかかる所もあった。秋田県雄勝郡などでは秋社日に，神前ではらってもらった稲穂を中心にして慎重に種もみの調製をしていたし，この日に穂掛けをする所も多かった。また，春秋の社日に山の神と田の神の交替を説いたり，土いじりを忌んで集まって社日講，地神講をする所も多い。…

※「秋社日」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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