…However, the theory that it was Miyake has been supported based on its contents. Ke means a container, and Miyake means a vessel given by a god. Also, one of the characteristics of Japanese gift-giving customs is called Otsuri, where a person returns a vessel containing a gift with some food left in it. In some regions, this is called Miyage or Kaerimiyage, so it is interpreted that Miyage originally meant something that was brought down as an offering to the gods for a divine banquet. It is also believed that the character Souvenir was used for Miyage after the end of the Muromachi period, when the custom of giving local specialties as gifts began to take hold. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kaerimiyage" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ただ従来その内容から宮笥(みやけ)とする説が支持されてきた。笥(け)はいれもののことで,宮笥とは神から授かった器といった意味であり,また日本の贈答習俗の特徴の一つにオウツリと称し,贈物を入れてきた器に食物を少し取り残して返すならわしがあるが,これをミヤゲとかカエリミヤゲと呼ぶ地方もあることから,本来みやげとは神人相饗のため神に捧げたものを下ろしてきたものの意ではないかと解されている。またみやげに土産の字を当てるようになったのは室町末以降のこととされ,このころより土地の名産を強いて求めて贈る風が生まれた。… ※「カエリミヤゲ」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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