Second Wife Ceremony - Uwanari Shinji

Japanese: 後妻神事 - うわなりしんじ
Second Wife Ceremony - Uwanari Shinji
〘Noun〙 A Shinto ritual held on the fifth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar at Takasugi Shrine in Daisen Town, Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture. Three Toya priests enter a state of divine possession and fight with newly sprung hay. A Shinto ritual that stages the Uwanariuchi ritual.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 鳥取県西伯郡大山町の高杉神社で、旧暦九月五日に行なう神事。三人の当屋(とうや)神主が神がかり状態になって、穂の出た萱で打ちあう。後妻打(うわなりう)ちを演出する神事。

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