Pillow return - makuragaeshi

Japanese: 枕返し - マクラガエシ
Pillow return - makuragaeshi
1. Changing the direction of the pillow. Especially when someone dies, change it so that the pillow faces north.
2. A circus act in which many wooden pillows are stacked together, held up in the hands, and played with freely.

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:
枕の向きを変えること。特に、人が死んだとき、北枕に変えること。
木枕を多く重ねて手でささげ、自由にもてあそぶ曲芸。

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