...A pale pink ghost fire said to be lit by a fox. Some glow alone, but many are called "fox lantern processions" or "fox weddings," and involve a procession of many flickering lights. There was a custom in the area around Kiryu in Gunma Prefecture that if a fox fire was seen on the night of a wedding, the wedding procession would be cancelled and people would refrain from going ahead. *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Fox Lantern Procession" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…キツネがともすとされる淡紅色の怪火。単独で光るものもあるが,多くは〈狐の提灯行列〉とか〈狐の嫁入り〉とよばれるもので,数多くの灯火が点滅しながら横に連なって行進する。群馬県桐生付近には結婚式の晩に狐火を見ると,嫁入行列を中止して謹慎する風習があったという。… ※「狐の提灯行列」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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