Owazakko - Owazakko

Japanese: オワザッコ - おわざっこ
Owazakko - Owazakko

...In Akita Prefecture it is called jajabokko, in Nara Prefecture it is called okatasagoto, and both okatamjaja are dialects for housewives. Kubarigoto (Hida region), owazakko (Yamanashi Prefecture), and okonba (Shizuoka Prefecture) mean gifts and visits, Ofurumiyako (Aomori Prefecture) means an imitation of a banquet, and omichago (Chiba Prefecture) means mizuyagoto (kitchen). During the annual festivals of March and Bon, there is a custom in various places of young girls cooking food outdoors and eating it together, called bon-gama, kadomama, tsujimama, and kawara-meshi....

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Owazakko" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…秋田県ではジャジャボッコ,奈良県ではオカタサゴトといい,オカタモジャジャもともに主婦の方言である。クバリゴト(飛驒地方),オワザッコ(山梨県),オコンバ(静岡県)などは贈答・訪問などのことで,オフルミヤコ(青森県)は饗応のまねごと,オミッチャゴ(千葉県)は水屋ごと(台所)の意である。三月節供や盆の年中行事にも,盆ガマ,カドママ,ツジママ,川原メシなどといって,少女たちが屋外で食物を煮炊きして共食する風が各地にみられる。…

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