Kariage Iwai - Kariage Iwai

...Visiting the construction site involves relatives bringing alcohol and food to the carpenters at the beginning or middle of construction and serving them, and the meaning of the gifts is different from that of a formal ceremony or a new house celebration after completion. When visiting someone while they are away, there is a celebration to welcome them back home, and when visiting someone while they are away, there is a celebration to welcome them back home, and when visiting the rice planting site, there is a celebration to celebrate the harvest in the fall, and when someone wins an election, there is also a celebration to celebrate the election. In the end, visiting the construction site is when a large number of people bring food and drink and eat together when a person is in an unstable state during the transitional stage of a disaster or capture, and it can be said to be an act of strengthening the person and praying for the success of the capture through the magical power of their combined strength and eating together. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kariage Iwai" is listed below.

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…普請見舞は建築の始めや中途において親類が酒や食事を持参し大工らにふるまうもので，完成後の建前や新築祝とは贈答の意味が異なる。留守見舞も旅行者の帰省には坂迎えの祝宴があり，田植見舞も秋の収穫には刈上祝が，また現在選挙の際などにみられる陣中見舞も当選すれば再び当選祝として酒などを贈る。結局見舞とは，わざわいごとやとり込みの過渡的段階にあって人が不安定な状態にあるとき，それをおおぜいの者が飲食物等を持ち寄りともに食することで，すなわち合力と共食の呪力により，その者を力づけさせまたとり込みごとの成就を願った行為といえよう。…

※「刈上祝」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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