...Therefore, the fire god as a household god was worshiped at births, weddings, and branching ceremonies, and was recognized as a family member, and ashes were distributed when the family branched off. In Amami and Okinawa, three stones are lined up to represent the fire god (called hinukan or ukamaganasi, etc.), and there are also examples of this being enshrined not only in homes but also in village shrines (uganjyo), making it a village-level god. In the event of misfortune, the sacred object is replaced with a new stone, and there are also legends influenced by Chinese Taoism, in which the fire god rises to heaven at the end of the year and returns at New Year's. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ukamaganasi" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…したがって,家の神としての火の神は,誕生,入嫁式,分家などの際にも拝まれ,家族として承認したり,分家の際には灰を分けたりした。奄美や沖縄では,石を三つ並べて火の神(ヒヌカン,ウカマガナシなどとよぶ)とし,家だけでなく村の拝所(うがんじよ)などにまつられて村レベルの神となっている例もある。神体は不幸があった場合に新たな石と取り替えられ,また年末には火の神が天に昇り正月に戻ってくるという中国の道教の影響をうけた伝承もみられる。… ※「ウカマガナシ」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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