Women's Night - Onna no yo

...In Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, there is a place where the night when the roof is thatched with irises is called "Women's House" and male guests are treated to a mixed rice dish of butterbur and broad beans. The night of this day, which is said to be a festival for boys, was once known throughout the country as a day for women to show off, with such names as "Women's World," "Women's House," "Women's Night," and "Women's Roof." These legends are thought to be remnants of the time when women, who had the important role of young girls during the upcoming rice planting season, would stay in certain houses and live a life of vegetarianism in order to welcome the rice field god. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "women's night" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…愛知県一宮市には，葺き籠りといって菖蒲で屋根を葺いたその夜を〈女の家〉といい，客となって訪れる男にフキやソラマメの五目飯を出してもてなす所があるという。男児の節供のごとくいわれるこの日の夜を，女の天下，女の家，女の夜，女の屋根などといって女性がいばる日とすることが，かつては全国に分布していた。これらの伝承は，後に控えた田植のときに早乙女としての重い役割を担う女性が，特定の家に忌みこもって精進の生活をし，田の神を迎えようとしたなごりではないかとされている。…

※「女の夜」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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