dowsing rod

Japanese: dowsing rod(英語表記)dowsingrod
dowsing rod

...The game of divination is one variation of this, and the origin of dice can be found here. The search for water or mineral deposits using a divining rod is also well known. Divination by the entrails of a sacrificed animal is said to have originated in Babylonia, but is also widely found in Europe, especially in ancient Rome.

From 【Apple】

…Because of this deep connection between people's happiness and misfortune and apples, in some parts of Germany, when a boy is born, it is customary to plant an apple tree as a birth tree and carefully nurture it. One thing related to the prophetic power of apples is the dowsing rod. The fork is cut off from a young apple branch and held in the hand to find the location of water veins and mineral veins. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…あみだくじもそのバリエーションの一つであり,さいころの起源もここにある。なお,占い杖dowsing rod(divining rod)を使う水脈や鉱脈の探索もよく知られている。 犠牲獣の内臓による占いは,起源はバビロニアにあるとされるが,古代ローマを中心にヨーロッパでも広く見いだされる。…

【リンゴ(林檎)】より

…このように人の幸・不幸とリンゴが深くかかわっていることから,ドイツのいくつかの地方では男の子が生まれると,リンゴの木を誕生樹として植え,だいじに育てる習慣があった。リンゴの予言力と関係あるものに〈占い棒dowsing rod〉がある。リンゴの若枝からふたまたのところを切りとり,それを手にとって水脈や鉱脈のありかを探る。…

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