...For example, in the numbers Yahirodono (Eight Great Islands), Ooyashima (Eight Crossroads), Yachimata (Eight Crossroads), Yatagarasu (Eight-Forked Crow), Yamata no Orochi (Eight-Forked Serpent), and Yaoyorozu no Kami (Eight Million Gods), it seems that they were considered sacred numbers in addition to representing a large number. Not only 8, but also 3 and 5 were considered lucky numbers, as in the three worlds (Takamagahara, Yomi-kuni, Utsushi-kuni), the three sacred treasures, the three noble children of Izanami and Izanagi, the three goddesses of Munakata, the five souls (sea, river, mountain, tree, grass), Isotakeru no Kami, and the five groups of gods. However, around the time of the Nihon Shoki, the trend of respecting continental culture gradually grew, and 7 and 9 came to be emphasized as sacred numbers instead of 8, as in the seasonal festivals of Tanabata (July 7th) and Choyo (September 9th), and today 753, 339, 9th, and other festivals are indispensable to folk customs. *Some of the terminology that refers to "lucky numbers" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…例えば,八尋殿(やひろどの),大八洲(おおやしま),八衢(やちまた),八咫烏(やたがらす),八岐大蛇(やまたのおろち),八百万神(やおよろずのかみ)など数が多いことを表すほかに神聖な数とみられていたらしい。8だけでなく,3や5も三世界(高天原,黄泉(よみ)国,現(うつし)国)や三種の神器,イザナミ・イザナキの三貴子,宗像(むなかた)の三女神,五魂(海,川,山,木,草),五十猛(いそたける)神,五部(いつとも)神などの例があり,吉数とみられていた。しかし,《日本書紀》あたりからしだいに大陸文化を尊ぶ風が盛んになって,七夕(7月7日)や重陽(9月9日)の節供のように8に代わって7や9が聖数として重視されるようになり,今日では七五三,三三九度,お九日をはじめとして民俗のうえでは欠くことのできない重要な数となっている。… ※「吉数」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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