Arikuya's Tug of War - Arikuya's Tug of War

Japanese: アリクヤーの綱引き - ありくやーのつなひき
Arikuya's Tug of War - Arikuya's Tug of War

...The Nanchu girls tie their hair, put colored paper flowers in their foreheads, and are given the qualifications of a goddess by having a red seal stamped on their forehead and cheeks by one of the heads of the village, the Hokanai, who plays a leading role in the rituals in the garden. On the fourth day, there is the "Tug of War of Arikuya" and the "Gukimai (Wandering around a barrel)". This is an event to send the gods to Niraikanai, far out at sea. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Alikya's Tug of War" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ナンチュたちは髪を結い色紙で作ったイザイ花を前髪にさし,庭で祭祀の主導的役割を果たす村の宗家の主(あるじ)の一つの外間根人(ほかまにいちゆ)から額と頰に朱印を押されて神女としての資格を与えられる。4日目は〈アリクヤーの綱引き〉と〈グキマーイ(桶巡り)〉がある。これは,はるか洋上のニライカナイへ神々を送る行事である。…

※「アリクヤーの綱引き」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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