...This is a ceremony held once every 12 years for five days from November 15th of the lunar year of the horse. Women born on Kudaka Island, called Nanchu, between the ages of 30 and 41, qualify as Miko and join the ritual group headed by Noro to become goddesses. One month before the festival, Noro, who presides over the ritual, and Yaziku, who is a senior, lead the Nanchu who are participating in the festival for the first time to the sacred places on the island in the Okandate ceremony. On the first day of the festival, the Nanchu dressed in white robes and barefooted, led by the senior goddesses, run to the festival grounds in the evening, shouting "E-fai, E-fai," and cross the "Seven Bridges" to enter the "Nanatuya" for three days of seclusion. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Gondate" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…12年に1度午(うま)年の旧11月15日から5日間にわたって行われ,久高島で生まれたナンチュと呼ばれる30歳から41歳までの女性が〈みこ〉としての資格を得て,ノロを頂点とする祭祀集団に加入して神女になる儀式。祭りに先立つ1ヵ月前から祭祀の主宰者であるノロや先輩格のヤジクが,今度初めて祭りに参加するナンチュを率いて島内の聖所を巡拝する〈御願立(おかんだて)〉の行事をすませる。祭りの初日は〈夕神(ゆくねがみ)遊び〉で夕方白衣を着て素足のナンチュたちは先輩の神女たちに先導され,〈エーファイ,エーファイ〉と掛声をかけながら祭場に駆け込み,〈七つ橋〉を渡って〈七つ屋〉で3日間の籠りに入る。… ※「御願立」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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