Asome - Asome

...It is said that the head of the demon that Okibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto defeated is buried under the hearth. An old woman called Asome burns a kettle in accompaniment to prayers, and a ritual in which the rumble of the kettle predicts good or bad fortune is still performed here upon request. This is known as the Kibitsu Shrine Kamanari Shinto Ritual, and its miraculous powers have been publicized in the capital since the Heian period. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…竈の下には大吉備津彦命が退治した鬼の首が埋めてあると伝える。ここでは阿曾女（あそめ）とよばれる老女が祝詞に合わせて釜をたき，釜の鳴動によって吉凶を占う神事が現在も依頼に応じて随時行われている。これがいわゆる吉備津宮の釜鳴神事で，平安時代からこの霊験が都にも喧伝された。…

※「阿曾女」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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