Cutting off something - Cutting off something

Japanese: 断物 - たちもの

Taboos are prohibitions against actions that are permitted in daily life when performing religious festivals or praying to gods and Buddhas. There are food taboos and behavioral taboos. A typical food taboo is the prohibition against pregnant women eating rabbit meat or green onions, with sayings such as "eating rabbit meat will cause a child to have a harelip" and "eating green onions will cause a child to have body odor." Also, when praying to gods and Buddhas, it is often the case that people abstain from everyday luxury items such as alcohol, tobacco, and sugar. An example of a behavioral taboo is a taboo that says for pregnant women, "if you see a dead person or a funeral, your child will have a black birthmark."

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Japanese:

神祭や神仏の祈願にあたって，日常許されている行動を断つ禁忌のこと。食物禁忌と行動禁忌がある。食物禁忌としては妊婦に対するうさぎ肉やネギなどの禁止が代表的で，「うさぎ肉を食べると兎唇の子供ができる」「ネギを食べるとわきがの子が生れる」などといわれる。また神仏祈願する場合に，酒，たばこ，砂糖などの日常的な嗜好品を断つこともしばしば行われる。行動禁忌の例としては，妊婦に対し「死人や葬式をみると黒あざの子供ができる」などがある。

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