Omonoimi - Omonoimi

It was the title of a job for the priests who served Ise Grand Shrine. There were nine observances at Kotai-jingu Shrine: O-mokumiki, Miyamori, Tokomatsuri, Sakatoku, Kiyosake-tsukuri, Takimatsuri, Misaki, Haji pottery making, and Yamage. At Toyouke-daijingu Shrine there were six observances: O-mokumiki, Mikashigi, Misaki, Sugadachi, Nekura, and Takanomiya. Among these monoki, O-monoki was the most important position, and was performed in such duties as the morning and evening offerings of omi-ke (the god's meal) to Amaterasu Omikami, the opening and closing of the doors to the main hall, and the Futotamagushi ceremony when the Saio entered the shrine. All monoki were unmarried young girls, and an equal number of boys called monoki fathers were placed to accompany them. According to the "Imperial Shrine Ritual Book," O-monoki was first performed when Kawahime-no-mikoto, grandson of Amenomitooshi-no-mikoto, ancestor of Arakida Kannushi, first enshrined the shrine. Since then, various families have continued the practice up until the early modern period.

[Numabe Harutomo]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

もと伊勢(いせ)神宮に仕えた祀職(ししょく)の職名。物忌は、皇大神宮には大物忌、宮守(みやもり)、地祭(とこまつり)、酒作(さかとく)、清酒作(きよさけつくり)、瀧祭(たきまつり)、御塩焼(みさき)、土師器作(はじのうつわものつくり)、山向(やまげ)の九物忌、豊受(とようけ)大神宮には大物忌、御炊(みかしぎ)、御塩焼(みさき)、菅裁(すがだち)、根倉(ねくら)、高宮(たかのみや)の六物忌がいた。これらの物忌のなかで、大物忌は第一の重職で、天照大神(あまてらすおおみかみ)の朝夕の大御饌(おおみけ)（大神のお食事）の供進(きょうしん)をはじめ、正殿の御扉開閉、斎王参入のときの太玉串(ふとたまぐし)行事などに仕えた。物忌はいずれも未婚の童女で、これに介添えする者として、物忌父という男子が同人数置かれていた。『皇大神宮儀式帳』によると、大物忌の初めは、荒木田神主(あらきだかんぬし)の祖、天見通命(あめのみとおしのみこと)の孫、川姫命(かわひめのみこと)が鎮座した当初に仕えたという。以来、諸家が近世まで継続した。

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