Rice Birth House - Ineno Ubuya

Japanese: 稲の産屋 - いねのうぶや
Rice Birth House - Ineno Ubuya

…In the Yaeyama region of Okinawa, inazumi was once called shira. Since shira is an archaic word related to birth, inazumi can also be thought of as the "birth house of rice." This is based on the agricultural spirit that the seeds stored here will be reborn the following year, thereby perpetuating the rice spirit, or rice field god. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Rice Birthing House" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…沖縄八重山地方では,かつて稲積をシラと呼んでいた。シラは誕生に通ずる古語であるので,稲積は〈稲の産屋(うぶや)〉とも考えられる。これはここに保存された種子が,翌年再生することによって稲霊=田の神が永続していくという農耕心意に基づいている。…

※「稲の産屋」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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