Katakuma - Katakuma

Japanese: カタクマ - かたくま
Katakuma - Katakuma

...It means to carry a child on one's shoulders with one's legs straddling one's neck. The reason why this is called Katakuma in the Kinki and Tokai regions is probably because the child rides on the shoulder as a horse. Even today, this form is sometimes used when trying to show a child something far away in a crowd, but originally this form was apparently adopted in (1) ceremonies when a man reaches adulthood, (2) ceremonies when a woman marries, (3) religious dances, and (4) when it is believed that touching the soil during magic or prayer would cause the child to lose its sacredness. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Katakuma" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…小児を肩の上で,足を首にまたがせて載せることをいう。近畿から東海にかけてこれをカタクマとよぶのは,肩を駒にしてそれに乗るという意味から来ているのであろう。現在でも,人ごみの中で何か遠くのものを子どもに見せようとするときなどにこの形をとることがあるが,もとは,(1)男が成年に達したときの儀礼,(2)女の嫁入りのときの儀礼,(3)神事舞踊,(4)呪術や祈禱などに際して,土に触れると神聖性を失うおそれありとされた場合にこの姿が採られたようである。…

※「カタクマ」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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