…The word “cold” (kaze) is pronounced the same as “kaze” (wind), and other infectious diseases caused by viruses are sometimes called “kaze” (wind). When an epidemic occurs, straw dolls are made and burned as part of a ceremony to “send off the wind god” and ward off the disaster. The idea that wind accompanies the appearance of gods is well expressed when the gods depart for Izumo in Kannazuki and in the “Daishi-ko blowing” at the Daishi-ko festival in Shimotsuki. … *Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kaze no Kami Okuri" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…〈風邪〉も風と同音であり,ウイルスによる他の伝染病もカゼの名をつけて呼ぶ例がある。悪疫流行に際し,災厄除去に〈カゼの神送り〉行事としてわら人形を作って焼き捨てる。神の出現には風が伴うものという考えは,神無月に神々が出雲へ旅立つ際や霜月の大師講の〈大師講吹き〉によく表現されている。… ※「カゼの神送り」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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