Dress - Mogi

Japanese: 裳着 - もぎ

〘Noun〙 A ceremony in which aristocratic girls wear a formal kimono for the first time after they have grown up. It is held on an auspicious day before marriage, when they are about 12 or 13 years old, and a koshiyui (loin tie) that has been requested in advance is used to tie the waist of the kimono. ※Tonbo (c. 974), part 2: "Imakashikonaru and everyone else are now saying, 'Mogisen,'" [Etymology] (1) A coming-of-age ceremony for women, as opposed to the coming-of-age ceremony for men. In the past, the coming-of-age ceremony consisted of the first hairpin (Hatsukogai) , which is a way of tying up hanging hair, but this fell out of use with changes in clothing and hairstyles, and the ceremony of wearing a formal kimono began to be held. Examples of this being written as "kimono" can already be seen in "Teishin Koki," and "mogi" is the Japanese reading of "kimono."
(2) Basically, it is an important rite of passage that assumes marriage, so the role of koshi-gi is usually played by the head of the family. If a person falls into poverty and has no guardian, they may not be able to wear the kimono, and there are cases where they remain girls even after reaching adulthood.

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Japanese:

〘名〙公家の女子が成長して、初めて裳を着ける式。結婚前の一二、三歳ごろに、吉日を選んで行ない、あらかじめ依頼した腰結(こしゆい)に裳の腰を結んでもらう。※蜻蛉（974頃）下「いまかしこなるともろともにも、もぎせんなどいひて」[語誌](1)女性の成人儀礼で男の元服に対するもの。古くは垂髪を結髪にする初笄(はつこうがい)が成人儀式であったが、服装や髪形の変化に伴って廃れ、裳を着ける儀式が行なわれるようになった。これを「着裳」と表記する例が既に「貞信公記」などに見られ、「もぎ」は「着裳」の和訓である。
(2)基本的には結婚を前提とした重要な通過儀礼なので、腰結の役は一族の長がつとめることが多い。没落して後見がいない場合、裳着を行なえないこともあり、年齢的に成人しても女童のままで過ごす例も見られる。

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