Onabe - Onabe

…Nabe is said to be derived from a pot for eating at night. It is also called Onabe or Yuunabe, but in some regions it is called Yowari, meaning night work. As the Keian Imperial Decree from the early Edo period states, "Men earn their living by producing rice, and wives earn their living by cooking, and do the evening work," it is believed that farmers have been working late into the night for a long time. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ナベとは，夜食用の鍋にちなむといわれる。オナベ，ユウナベなどともいうが，夜分の仕事という意味で夜割（よわり）と呼ぶ地方もある。江戸時代初期の慶安御触書に〈男は作をかせぎ，女房はおはたをかせぎ，夕なべを仕〉とあるように，農民の夜なべは古くからあったとみられる。…

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