Oroheshi Shrine

...It is believed that they were the ones who spread the use of camellias in snowy regions. At the festival held on May 19th (originally April 19th in the lunar calendar) at Oroheshi Shrine in Isawa-cho, Isawa-gun, Iwate Prefecture, worshippers are given branches of bamboo and camellia with a sacred talisman attached, and the camellia and the sacred talisman are said to be stuck in the water outlet after rice planting to ward off insects. Shrines that regard camellias as sacred trees can be found all over the country, and they are also planted in temples and graveyards, and in Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture, camellias are said to be ghost trees. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Oroheshi Shrine" is listed below.

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…雪国のツバキは彼女らが広めたものと考えられている。岩手県胆沢（いさわ）郡胆沢町の於呂閉志（おろへし）神社の5月19日(もとは旧暦4月19日)の祭礼には，参詣者にササとツバキの枝に神符をそえたものを授け，ツバキと神符は田植終了後に水口にさして虫よけにするという。ツバキを神木とする神社は各地にみられ，また寺院や墓にも植えられ，広島県大竹市ではツバキは幽霊の木といわれている。…

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