Inabatsu - Inabatsu

Japanese: イナバツ - いなばつ
Inabatsu - Inabatsu

...The temple ruins, known as the site of Enichi-ji Temple, have been designated a national historic site. Among the religious customs surrounding Enichi-ji Temple and Mount Bandai, one known as Inabatsu is noteworthy. This custom, called Ogashira and Kogashira, involves going around villages carrying a wooden spear with a curved handle to collect the first fruits of the harvest. It has been sustained by the authority of Enichi-ji Temple and the faith of the people living at the foot of the mountain in Mount Bandai.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Inabatsu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…寺跡は慧日寺跡として国の史跡に指定されている。恵日寺および磐梯山をめぐる信仰習俗のなかでイナバツと称される習俗は注目される。これは大頭小頭といい,曲物をつけた木製鉾を持って村々を巡り初穂を集める習俗で,慧日寺の権威と山麓住民の磐梯山に寄せる信仰によって維持されてきたものである。…

※「イナバツ」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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