Sowing seeds - Tanemaki

Japanese: 種まき - たねまき

Sowing crop seeds in fields or seedbeds. Broadly speaking, there are row sowing, spot sowing, and broadcast sowing, and the timing is determined by the type of crop and the climatic conditions of the region in which it is grown. In the past, an agricultural calendar was established based on the activity of living things as the seasons changed, and seeds were sowed according to it. In the case of rice cultivation, there were taboos when sowing seeds, such as not letting strangers stay overnight, which would prevent the seedlings from growing, and not touching anything oily. After sowing, a ritual was held in which a tree branch was inserted into the water hole of the seedbed and burnt rice was offered to worship the rice god (→Minakuchi Festival).

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Japanese:

作物の種を畑や苗床などにまくこと。大きく分けて，条まき，点まき，ばらまきなどの方法があり，その時期は作物の種類，さらに栽培する地域の気候条件などによって定められる。昔は季節の推移による生物の活動を基に農事暦が定められ，それに従って種まきが行われた。稲作の場合，種まきに際しては，他人を泊めると苗が育たなくなるとか，油気のものに触れてはならないなどの禁忌があったようで，また種まきの終ったあとでは，苗代の水口に木の枝を挿し，焼米を供えて田の神を祀る儀礼が行われた (→水口祭〈みなくちまつり〉) 。

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