Kanjo hanging - Kanjo hanging

Japanese: 勧請吊り - かんじょうづり
Kanjo hanging - Kanjo hanging

...Therefore, they try to prevent the intrusion of such dangerous things at the village border. The Kanjo-tsuriri, a custom in which thick shimenawa ropes are strung at village borders during the New Year, is common in the Kinki region and is a typical example. The giant straw dolls commonly seen in the Tohoku region and the large straw snakes placed at village borders all over the country also have a similar meaning. Dosojin (roadside gods) are also usually enshrined here.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kanjo Tsuri" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そこで,この村境でそれら危険なものの侵入を阻止しようとする。正月に村境に太いしめ縄を張る勧請(かんじよう)吊りは近畿地方に多く,その代表的なものであるが,東北地方によく見られる巨大なわら人形や,全国各地で行われる大きなわら蛇を村境に置くのも同様の意味がある。また道祖神もたいていここにまつられている。…

※「勧請吊り」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。

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