...In some places, the fire festivals held on the first day of the month of the New Year include a fire-fighting contest, in which the village is divided into two groups and they fight with lit bamboo, and the outcome of the contest is used to predict the year's prosperity. [Masato Uno] *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ataru" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…小正月の火祭のなかには,〈火打合(ひぶちあい)〉といって村を二つの組に分けて互いに火のついた竹などで打ちあい,その勝敗で一年の豊凶を占う所もある。【宇野 正人】 ※「アタル」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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