Ubuiwai - Ubuiwai

Japanese: ウブイワイ - うぶいわい
Ubuiwai - Ubuiwai

...A celebration in which a pregnant woman is given a belly band. Depending on the region, it is called Ubuiwai, Oboiwai, Obotate, etc. Obi, obu, and ubu are said to come from the same root as the word ubu (to give birth).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ubuiwai" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…妊婦に腹帯を結ぶ祝い。地方によってウブイワイ,オボイワイ,オボタテなどという。オビ,オブ,ウブは産を意味する〈産む〉と同じ語源からきているといわれている。…

※「ウブイワイ」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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