Itsukime - Itsukime

Japanese: 斎女 - いつきめ

〘Noun〙 A girl who serves in religious ceremonies. In the Middle Ages, at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara and Oharano Shrine in Kyoto, the guardian deities of the Fujiwara clan, it was customary to select a female priest from among the children of the clan by imperial decree. Kasuga no Itsukime (Kasuga no Itsukime) . Itsukiko (Itsukiko) . ※Sandai Jitsuroku - 868 (10th year of the Jogan era) - December 21st, leap year "Fujiwara no Ason Katako, female priest at both Kasuga and Oharano shrines"

Sai-jo ...jo [Saint]

〘 noun 〙 A virgin who serves the gods. In the Middle Ages, an unmarried girl was chosen from within the Fujiwara clan to serve the Kasuga Shrine and Oharano Shrine, the clan deities of the clan, in the same way as Saigu and Saiin.

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Japanese:

〘名〙神事に奉仕する少女。中古、藤原氏の氏神である奈良の春日大社、京都の大原野神社では、特に勅旨を仰いで、一門の子女の中から選任するならわしであった。春日斎女(かすがのいつきめ)。斎子(いつきこ)。※三代実録‐貞観一〇年（868）閏一二月二一日「春日、大原野両社斎女藤原朝臣可多子」