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…Also, porridge could be made into any shape desired; in Nagano Prefecture, for example, it was made into the shapes of vegetables, fruits, or animals, and could also be shaped differently depending on the festival or event, such as the hishi-mochi rice cakes for the March festival and the chimaki rice cakes for the May festival. In addition to these solid forms of porridge, there was also a liquid form of porridge made from rice flour, called "onori," which was also used in Shinto rituals. [Tsuboi Hirofumi]…

*Some of the terminology that mentions "onori" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また，粢は望む形に作ることができ，長野県などでは野菜や果物，動物の形にしたものもあり，三月節句の菱餅や五月節句の巻餅(ちまき)のように，祭りや行事によって形を変えることもできた。こうした固形の粢のほかに，米粉をどろどろにといた液体状の粢もあり，〈おのり〉とよばれて，やはり神祭に使われた。【坪井 洋文】。…

※「おのり」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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