Ubazakura - Ubazakura

Japanese: ウバ桜 - うばざくら
Ubazakura - Ubazakura

...The legend of Uba-ga-fuchi is about a wet nurse who accidentally threw a lord's child into the abyss, then threw herself into the abyss. There are similar examples all over the country. The legend of Uba-zakura, which has a similar story, often involves water as well as children. One example is the ghost story of a woman with a baby who appears near water and asks people to hold the baby. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Uba Sakura" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。赤子をつれた女が水辺にあらわれて人に子どもを抱かせるという怪談も,この一例にほかならない。…

※「ウバ桜」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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