Porridge test - Kayudameshi

...On the night of January 15th, a bowl of rice porridge is placed in a bowl, and the state of consistency of the porridge the following morning is used to predict one's fortune for the year. There is also a ritual called "porridge test," in which rice porridge is placed in a shell on the evening of January 14th, and the state of consistency and moldiness is checked on February 1st to determine whether there will be a good harvest. The most well-known rituals for divination using rice porridge are the Tsutsugayu and Kangayu rituals....

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "porridge testing" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…1月15日の夜，粥を一杯，器に取り，翌朝の粥のかたまり具合で，一年の運を占う。1月14日の夕刻，粥を貝に盛り，2月1日に，そのかたまり方や，かびの様子を見て，豊作かどうかを判断する，お粥試しの神事もある。一般によく知られている粥占に，筒粥，管粥の神事がある。…

※「粥試し」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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