God of misfortune - Yakubyogami

Japanese: 厄病神 - やくびょうがみ

Plague gods such as the smallpox god and the cold god. Since ancient times, epidemics have been believed to be the curse of the spirits (Goryo faith), and to prevent their onset, Michiae festivals were held on the roads. Tsuina was originally an event to drive away plague gods. It was also believed that the plague gods would spread if flowers fell, so flower-stopping festivals were held to prevent the flowers from falling, and when an epidemic broke out within a village, the gods of plague were sent off to the village border or to the sea.

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Japanese:

疱瘡(ほうそう)神，かぜの神などの疫神。古くから疫病を御霊(ごりょう)の祟(たたり)とし（御霊信仰），その来襲を防ぐため路上で道饗祭(みちあえのまつり)をした。追儺(ついな)も元来は疫神を追い払う行事だった。また花が散ると疫神が拡散すると信じ花を散らすまいと鎮花祭が行われ，村落内に疫病が発生すると村境や海に厄病神送りをした。

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