Kimatsuri - Kimatsuri

Japanese: 木まつり - きまつり
Kimatsuri - Kimatsuri

...A spell that recognizes spirits in fruit trees, scares them off, and promises a good harvest. It is performed on Little New Year's Day and is also called Ki-jime, Ki-matsuri, Narenare, etc. It is widespread throughout the country, but even though it is a fruit tree, it is almost always a persimmon tree. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Ki Matsuri" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…果樹に霊を認めてそれを威嚇し,豊産を約束させる呪法。小正月に行われ,木責め,木まつり,ナレナレなどともいわれる。全国に広い分布をもつが,果樹といってもほとんどは柿の木に対するものである。…

※「木まつり」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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