Ofunasama - Ofunasama

Japanese: オフナサマ - おふなさま
Ofunasama - Ofunasama

...The spirit of the ship may also be replaced when there is a poor catch or when the ship is damaged. In Hachijojima, Izu, the girl who offers her hair to the deity of the ship spirit is called Sasagi, Ofunasama, or Sama, and as the embodiment of the god of ships, she has a deep connection with ships, such as being placed in the center of a new ship to celebrate when the ship leaves, and being given gifts of the catch thereafter. [Takakuwa Morifumi]...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,漁が不漁のときとか船がけがれたときなどに,船霊をとりかえることもある。伊豆の八丈島では,船霊の神体に髪を提供した少女は,船霊ササギ,オフナサマ,船霊様などと呼ばれ,船下しには新造船の中央に乗せて祝ったり,以後漁獲物を贈るなど,船の神の具現として船と深い関係をもっていた。【高桑 守史】。…

※「オフナサマ」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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