...On the other hand, another meaning of fire festivals is fertility rituals that seek the fertility power of the sun. In Alsace, the Schiweschlawe, which is held on the first Sunday of Lent to pray for a good harvest of grapes and other crops, players play games in which a ring of fire, which symbolizes the sun, is rolled and a flaming discus is thrown. It is thought that these events originate from a custom that existed before the spread of Christianity, in which the movement of a ring of fire was used to predict the size of the harvest. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Schiweschlawe" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…一方,火祭のもう一つの意味は太陽の授精力をもとめる豊穣儀礼にある。ブドウなどの豊作を祈願して四旬節の第1主日に行われるアルザスのシーベシュラーベSchiweschlaweでは,太陽を象徴する火の輪を転がす遊びや火炎円盤投げが見られる。これらの行事は火の輪の動き方で作柄を占った,キリスト教布教以前の習俗に由来するとも考えられている。… ※「Schiweschlawe」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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