American bush clover

Japanese: アマメハギ
American bush clover
A Japanese monster. It is said to strip off the fire calluses (amame) that form when you sit too long on a hearth or brazier. In the folk event "Noto no Amamehagi" (a national important intangible folk cultural property) handed down in Ishikawa Prefecture, men wearing Tengu masks play this role to ward off disasters.

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Japanese:
日本の妖怪。囲炉裏や火鉢に長くあたってできた火だこ(アマメ)を剥ぎ取るとされる。石川県に伝わる民俗行事「能登のアマメハギ」(国の重要無形民俗文化財)では、天狗の面をつけた男たちがこの役を演じて災厄を祓う。

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