Sexual insertion - Oshouneire

Japanese: お性根入れ - おしょうねいれ
Sexual insertion - Oshouneire

…Generally, the objects of worship for the ship spirit are a pair of male and female dolls, 12 coins, a woman's hair, and two dice for the game of sugoroku. The act of placing such an object on board a ship is called "Osei-ire," and is generally carried out when the ship is disembarked. This is determined by the tides and the day, and the shipwright places it under the mast. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oshine-ire" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一般に船霊の神体は,男女一対の人形,銭12文,女の毛髪,双六の賽2個とされる。こうした神体を船に乗せるのを〈お性根入れ〉といい,一般に船下しのとき行われる。それは潮の満干や日柄によって決められ,船大工が帆柱のところに納める。…

※「お性根入れ」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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