Angelus' bell - Angelus no kane

Japanese: アンジェラスの鐘 - あんじぇらすのかね
Angelus' bell - Angelus no kane

...When Harry Comet returned in 1910, people were so worried that someone in Osaka made a fortune selling scary food to ward off the comet. Superstitions about comets are just as prevalent in the West as they are in the East. For example, it is said that the practice of ringing the Angelus bell at noon began in order to avoid the disasters that arose when Harry Comet appeared in 1456 and the Turkish invasion of Europe. However, it was not always seen as a bad omen. There are also examples in Rome of people looking up to the great comet of 43 BC as the soul of Caesar flying to the palace of the gods. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Angelus Bell" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1910年にハリーすい星が回帰したときには,人心が不安につつまれて,大阪ではすい星よけのこわ飯を売り出して奇利を博した者があったほどである。西洋でもすい星に対する迷信は東洋と変りはなくて,例えば,アンジェラスの鐘を正午にもつき鳴らすようになったのは,1456年ハリーすい星が現れたのと,トルコ人のヨーロッパ侵入との災害から免れるために始まったという。しかし,必ずしも凶兆とのみ考えられたのでなく,前43年の大すい星を,ローマではカエサルの霊魂が神々の宮殿へ飛ぶものとして仰ぎ見たというような例もある。…

※「アンジェラスの鐘」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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