...It has been said since ancient times that it is considered a bad omen when it crosses one's path, and people try to avoid this bad omen by chanting "Itachimimeyoshi (The weasel's face is beautiful)." In Hinoeda, Fukushima Prefecture, people call it to possess people and listen to its oracles, which is an example of the recognition of spirituality in the weasel. Its other names, such as Toma in northern Hyogo Prefecture, Zutto in Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, and Osako in eastern Ehime Prefecture, are apparently remnants of the use of taboo words for the name, out of fear of being cursed. It is also believed that entering a house through the front door is bad luck and entering through the back door is good luck in various places because it was felt to be a messenger of the divine spirit. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Osako" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…これが人のいく道先を横切ることを凶兆として,〈イタチミメヨシ(鼬の顔は美しい)〉などと唱えてその凶兆を避けようとする風習が古くから伝えられていた。福島県檜枝岐でこれを呼んで人にとりつかせ,その託宣を聞いたのはイタチに霊性を認めていた例であり,兵庫県北部でトマ,長野県北安曇郡でズット,愛媛県東部でオサコなどの異名があるのは,その名をはっきりいってたたりをうけることをおそれ,忌言葉を用いたなごりらしい。また各地でこれが表口から家に入るのを凶,裏口から入るのを吉とするのも,神霊の使者のように感じられたからと考えられる。… ※「オサコ」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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