Arazumikka - Arazumikka

Japanese: アラズミッカ - あらずみっか
Arazumikka - Arazumikka

...Even in cases where the birth room was under one roof, such as a geya or nand, it was customary to keep the fire for cooking for the new mother separate from the fire for the family in the main house. The first three days of the birth mourning period were particularly severe, and were called Mikkaoboya (Niigata Prefecture) or Arazumikka (Miyagi Prefecture), while the eight days were called Arabi (Fukuoka Prefecture), and the two weeks were called Arayumi (Toyama Prefecture), indicating that these periods were considered the most severe. There were also cases where the birth mourning period extended not only to the family but to the entire village....

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Arazumikka" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ゲヤあるいはナンドなど一つ屋根の下に産室を設ける場合でも,産婦の煮炊きの火と母屋の家族の火は別にする習わしがあった。産の忌は,最初の3日間がとくに厳しく,ミッカオボヤ(新潟県),アラズミッカ(宮城県)とよび,8日間をアラビ(福岡県),2週間をアラユミ(富山県)などとよんでいるのは,この期間の忌が最もつよいと考えられていたことを示している。産の忌は一家のみならず部落全体に及ぶという例もあった。…

※「アラズミッカ」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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