Lady Awashima - Lady Awashima

Japanese: 淡島様 - あわしまさま

A faith that is believed to be effective mainly for gynecological diseases, centered around Kada Awashima Shrine (Awashima Myojin) in Kada-machi, Wakayama City. This god is said to be the wife god of Sumiyoshi, and there was a custom of women making dolls and offering them to the goddess. At Awashima Shrine in Kada, an event called "Hina Nagashi" is held on March 3rd, in which donated dolls are released into the sea. In rural areas of the Kanto region, wives also hold Awashima-ko and Mikazuki-ko societies on March 3rd. During the Genroku period (1688-1704), a type of beggar known as Awashima-gannin traveled around the country chanting the good fortune of Awashima-sama, and she came to be widely worshipped by the general public, especially women in the entertainment industry, as a god with miraculous powers for gynecological diseases.

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Japanese:

和歌山市加太町にある加太淡島神社 (淡島明神) を中心とする，主として婦人病に効験あるとされる信仰。この神は住吉神の女房神といわれ，女子が人形をつくって奉献する風習があった。加太の淡島神社では3月3日に奉納された雛人形を海に流す「雛流し」の行事がある。また関東の農村では，3月3日に女房たちが淡島講や三日月講を催す例もみられる。元禄年間 (1688～1704) に淡島願人という一種の乞食者が淡島様の縁起を唱えて諸国を巡歴したため，婦人病に霊験あらたかな神として民間，特に花柳界の女性に広く信仰されるようになった。

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