Ātar (English spelling) Atar

Japanese: Ātar(英語表記)Atar
Ātar (English spelling) Atar

...In some places, the fire festivals held on the first day of the month of the New Year include a fire-fighting contest, in which the village is divided into two groups and they fight with lit bamboo, and the outcome of the contest is used to predict the year's prosperity. [Masato Uno]
[Fire Festivals of the Peoples]
Typical fire festivals include those dedicated to Agni, the fire god of ancient India, and Ātar, the fire god of ancient Persia. In ancient India, Agni was considered a god born from the earth, and was one of the three great gods, along with the rain god and the sun god.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ātar" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…小正月の火祭のなかには,〈火打合(ひぶちあい)〉といって村を二つの組に分けて互いに火のついた竹などで打ちあい,その勝敗で一年の豊凶を占う所もある。【宇野 正人】
[諸民族の火祭]
 典型的な火祭としては,古代インドの火神アグニAgniと古代ペルシアの火神アタルĀtarを対象とした祭りをあげることができる。古代インドではアグニは大地から生まれた神とされ,雨神,太陽神と並ぶ三大神の一つだった。…

※「Ātar」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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