A caretaker at home

Japanese: 留守神 - るすがみ
A caretaker at home

These gods are said to stay in their homes and villages while the other gods gather in Izumo during Kannazuki (October in the lunar calendar). Many places consider the gods of the hearth (Kōjin), Ebisu, Daikoku, Inoko, Dosojin, and Konpira to be the guardian gods of their homes, and these generally have the character of gods of the fields and the home, and often have festivals in October of the lunar calendar. It is thought that the idea of ​​guardian gods of their homes may have arisen after the tradition that no gods are present in Kannazuki became widespread, in order to explain the mystery of why festivals are held for some of these gods despite their absence.

[Noriaki Tanaka]

[Reference] | Kannazuki

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

神無月(かんなづき)(旧暦10月)に神々が出雲(いずも)へ集合している間、家や村にとどまって留守をしているという神。竈(かまど)神(荒神(こうじん))、恵比須(えびす)、大黒(だいこく)、亥(い)の子(こ)神、道祖神(どうそじん)、金比羅(こんぴら)などを留守神とする所が多く、これらは総じて田の神、家の神的性格をもつもので、しばしば旧暦10月を祭日としている。神無月には神不在であるとの伝えが一般化したのちに、不在であるにもかかわらず、これら一部の神の祭りがあることの不可解さの説明のために、留守神の考えがおこったのではないかとされている。

[田中宣一]

[参照項目] | 神無月

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