Ebisu (Ebisu) - Ebisu

Japanese: えびす(夷∥恵比須) - えびす

As one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, he is said to bestow good fortune and is often worshipped in the kitchen or living room of a home. In the spring and autumn Ebisu ko, he has a strong character as a god of commerce, with people putting money in his wallet as offerings to him, but in rural areas, he has been syncretized with the belief in the hearth god and the god of the wilderness, and is also seen as a god of the fields who brings good rice harvests. In some regions, rice seedlings and ears of rice are offered to him at the Sanaburi and Kariage festivals after rice planting. In fishing villages, he is said to bring good catches, and he is often worshipped in shrines set up on coasts and capes.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

七福神の一神として，福徳を授ける神とされ，家の台所や茶の間にまつられることが多い。春秋の夷（えびす）講には，財布にお金を入れて供えるなど商業神としての性格が強いが，農村では，竈（かまど）神や荒神（こうじん）信仰と習合して，稲の豊作をもたらす田の神の性格をも兼ねる。田植後のサナブリ，刈上祭に稲苗や稲の穂を供える地方もある。漁村では豊漁をもたらす神とされ，海岸や岬などに祠（ほこら）を設けてまつることが多い。

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