Atago Jizo - Atago Jizo

Japanese: 愛宕地蔵 - あたごじぞう
Atago Jizo - Atago Jizo

…In Izushi County, Hyogo Prefecture, people visit the Jizo statues at village intersections on the 24th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, bringing rice dumplings and flowers. This day is also called Atago Jizo Day, and Buddhist prayers are offered. In homes, people attach straw to the end of a bamboo pole and set it on fire as an offering, or split a thick pine tree and burn it to worship the deity, lighting the Atago fire. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…兵庫県出石郡では旧暦7月24日に村の辻辻のお地蔵さんにだんご,花をもって参る。一方,この日を愛宕地蔵の日といい,念仏があげられる。家々では竹の先に麦わらをつけ,それに火をつけてお供えしたり,肥松を割って燃やしてまつったりして,愛宕火があげられるのである。…

※「愛宕地蔵」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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