Ubagafuchi - Ubagafuchi

Japanese: ウバが淵 - うばがふち
Ubagafuchi - Ubagafuchi

...Another characteristic is that old women are involved in child rearing in the same way as wet nurses. The legend of Uba-ga-fuchi tells of a wet nurse who accidentally threw a lord's child into a deep pool, then threw herself into the pool as well; similar examples can be found all over Japan. The legend of Uba-zakura, which has almost the same content, also often involves water as well as children.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Uba-ga-fuchi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このように姥が乳母と同様に子育てとかかわるのも一つの特徴である。ウバが淵の伝説とは,殿様の子どもをあやまって淵におとしてしまった乳母が,自分もつづいて身をなげたという話で,これも類例は各地にある。またこれとほぼ同様の内容をもつウバ桜の伝説にも,子どもと同時に水が関係してくることが多い。…

※「ウバが淵」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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