Sanrinbou | Sanrinbou

Japanese: 三隣亡∥三輪宝 - さんりんぼう

This is an anniversary of death that originated from the taboo ideas of Onmyodo. It first appeared in a calendar note at the end of the Muromachi period, and there were no strong taboos during the Edo period, but it spread among city dwellers from the Meiji period onwards. January, April, July and October are days of the boar, February, May, August and November are days of the tiger, and March, June, September and December are days of the horse. The twelve Chinese zodiac signs, boar, tiger and horse, are applied to each month in that order starting from January. It is said that on this day the activity of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs changes, and if construction, especially starting construction, erecting pillars and raising the ridgepole, breaks out later on and the disaster is said to extend to the three houses next door, hence the name Sanrinbou.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

陰陽道の禁忌思想に端を発した忌日で，室町時代末期の暦注に初出し，江戸時代にはさほど強い禁忌はなかったが，明治時代以後，都市民の間に広まった。1月，4月，7月，10月は亥の日，2月，5月，8月，11月は寅の日，3月，6月，9月，12月は午の日がそれにあたる。十二支の亥，寅，午を，この順番に1月から各月にあてはめたものである。この日は，十二支の活動が凶変するといわれ，建築，とくに普請始め，柱立て，棟上げなどをすると，後日になって火災を起こし，その災禍は，三軒隣にまで及ぶとされることから，三隣亡の名称が出た。

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