…The Yoruba of West Africa have two slaves sleep in a new house on the first night to ward off evil spirits and attach a horseshoe-shaped iron to the door to prevent new evil spirits from entering. In the Wonosobo region of Java, when a new house is built, a red cloth is tied to the ridgepole to ward off evil spirits, and sometimes a stalk of rice is tied to the cloth. When the roof is raised in Java, the earth god Danyang is offered fragrant rice and a bouquet of jasmine flowers to ask for his protection, to ensure the safe completion of the house and to prevent misfortune. … *Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Wonosobo Region" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…西アフリカのヨルバ族は,新築の家での最初の夜,悪霊の魔力をやぶるため,奴隷を2人寝かせ,戸口に蹄鉄状の鉄をとりつけ,悪霊が新たに入らないようにした。ジャワのウォノソボ地方では,新家屋の建築に際し棟木に赤い布を結んで悪霊よけとし,ときにはこの赤布に一茎の稲を結びつけることもある。ジャワでは棟上げのときに,地神ダンヤンに香りのよい御飯と素馨(そけい)(ジャスミン)の花束を捧げて加護を乞い,この家を無事に完成させ,不幸を防いでくれと祈る。… ※「ウォノソボ地方」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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