Kamiokurikaze - God's Wind

Japanese: 神送風 - かみおくりかぜ
Kamiokurikaze - God's Wind

...The dates for sending off and welcoming the gods vary from late September to November, with different rates depending on the region. There are legends that these dates are accompanied by storms, such as kamiare (divine storms) and kamifuu (divine winds). This is the same as the legends of storms on the dates of the gods' coming and going, such as December 8th and February 8th, and the customs of abstaining from objects....

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…神送り・神迎えは9月下旬から11月まで地方ごとに遅速があり,一定しない。この期日には,神荒(かみあれ)・神送風など暴風雨をともなうとの伝承がある。12月8日・2月8日のこと八日など神去来の期日の嵐の伝承や物忌の習俗と共通するものである。…

※「神送風」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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