City Mochi - Ichinomochi

Japanese: 市の餅 - いちのもちい
City Mochi - Ichinomochi

...This role is played by the father or maternal grandfather, and the ceremony is often held at the hour of the dog (around 8 p.m.). This ceremony involves the preparation of rice cakes from the market (the east market in the first half of the month, the west market in the second half), and is thought to have been a formalization of a folk custom. All the furnishings for the ceremony are small, and the number of rice cakes, baskets, and chests is kept to 50.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ichi no Mochi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この役には父または外祖父が当たり,式は戌(いぬ)の刻(午後8時ごろ)の例が多い。この儀には市(いち)の餅(月の前半は東市,後半は西市)を調進するしきたりで,もと民間習俗だったものが形式化されたものとみられる。儀式の調度はすべて小ぶりに作られ,餅をはじめ籠物(こもの),折櫃(おりうず)などは50に数を合わせる。…

※「市の餅」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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