Enokidama Shinto Ritual - Enokidama Shinto Ritual

…Although it is taboo to burn enoki trees in an open hearth in the Hoki region on the nights of Setsubun and New Year's Eve, there is a custom of burning enoki trees in an open hearth on the nights of Setsubun and New Year's Eve. In some areas, enoki trees are used as mochibana trees for the Little New Year, and in some places dolls are made from them, and at Toyohashi City's Shinmei Shrine, an enoki ball ritual is held using enoki balls. In addition, people would offer tufted yoji and votive plaques to enoki trees as prayers for curing toothache, and the water that collects in the hollows of enoki trees is called spiritual eye water and is placed on the eyes to pray for curing eye ailments. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Enokedama Shinto Ritual" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…エノキはふだんたくことを忌まれているところがあるが，伯耆地方では節分や除夜の晩にいろりでエノキを燃やす風習があった。エノキを小正月に餅花の木にしたり，これで人形をつくる土地もあり，豊橋市の神明宮ではエノキの玉を用いた榎玉神事が行われる。さらに，エノキに房ようじと絵馬をあげて，歯の病の祈願をしたり，エノキの空洞にたまった水を霊眼水といい，目につけて眼病の祈願をすることも行われた。…

※「榎玉神事」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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