Kimamori - Kimamori

Japanese: キマモリ - きまもり

...On the other hand, it is said that if you point at a persimmon flower, the tree will not bear fruit, and that if you shake a persimmon tree, it will not bear fruit the following year, so persimmons appear to have been viewed as sacred. The custom of leaving one fruit behind, called kimamori, is also often performed on persimmons, just like natsuki-zeme, and it is said that this will result in a good harvest the following year. Also, persimmon trees that appear in old tales often stand on the border between this world and other realms such as heaven and hell....

From [Fruit]

...It is also said that if the first fruits are picked in a winnowing basket, they will be plentiful, and that they cannot be eaten before they have been offered to the gods, and that they are sometimes put in baskets and thrown into the river. There is also the custom of leaving the last fruit, known as kimamori, which is often done with persimmons, as it is said that this will result in good fruit the following year. In many areas, people pray for good harvests for persimmons and mandarin oranges during Little New Year....

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kimamori" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一方，カキの花を指さすと実を結ばないとか，カキの木をゆすると翌年実がならないともいわれ，カキが神聖視されていたとみられる。キマモリといって果実を最後に一つ残す風習も成木責め同様カキに対して行われることが多く，こうすると翌年実がよくなるという。また，昔話に登場するカキの木は天や地獄など異界とこの世を結ぶ境に立っていることが多い。…

【果物】より

…また，果物の初物は箕（み）でとるとたくさんなるとか，神に供える前は食べられないなどといい，またかますに入れて川に流したりする。最後の実を一つ残すキマモリの風習もあり，こうすると翌年実がよくなるといって，カキに対してよく行われる。小正月にはカキやミカンなどに豊産をいのる成木責めを行う土地も多く見られる。…

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