unohi u no hi legends

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u no hi 卯の日 legends about the first day of the rabbit

hatsu u (hatsu-u) 初卯 (はつう) first day of the rabbit/hare
hatsu-u matsuri 初卯祭（はつうまつり）first day of the rabbit festival
hatsu u mairi 、初卯詣（はつうまいり）visiting a shrine for the rabbit festival
In Edo to the shrine Kameido Tenmangu, in Kyoto to the shrine Iwashimizu Hachimangu, in Osaka to the shrine Sumiyosh Taisha. Also other Tenmangu-Shrines in Japan.
In the year of the rabbit, this visit was especially popular in the Edo period.

u no fuda 卯の札（うのふだ）"rabbit votive tablet" (for this day)
ni no u 二の卯（にのう）second day of the rabbit
san no u 三の卯（さんのう）third day of the rabbit

uzue, warding of evil with a ritual wand 卯杖

..... u no tsue 卯の杖（うのつえ）、hatsu uzue 初卯杖（はつうづえ）、iwai no tsue 祝の杖（いわいのつえ）
uzue no hogai 卯杖の祝（うづえのほがい）. uzue no kotobuki 卯杖の寿（うづえのことぶき）
Used for purification on the first day of the rabbit, u no hi, unohi 卯の日

. Kigo for the New Year .


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. Toshigami Sama 年神様 God of the Year .




.......................................................................　Fukuoka 福岡県 .....
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浮羽郡 Ukiha district // Yoshiimachi

At the Shrine 若宮八幡宮 Wakamiya Hachimangu the ritual of Usokae 鷽替え / ウソ替え comes to an end.
At the same time a large drum is hit and onikura 鬼倉 the storehouse of the demons is opened, to let the red and blue demon out. They swing their iron rod wildly for a while. Then they are driven back by people wwinging taimatsu 松明 torches and go back to their storehouse.
This ritual is called オニフスベ oni fusube.

. usokae うそ替え exchanging bullfinches .
ritual on January 7, at Dazaifu Tenmangu, Fukuoka
at the hour of the rooster

. akaoni, aka-oni 赤鬼伝説　Red Oni Demon Legends .




.......................................................................　Kanagawa 神奈川県 .....
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葉山町 Hayama town

funarei sama 船霊様 / funadama sama 船魂様
Funadama Sama is a female deity protecting boats. Her amulet must be put in a boat on unohi 卯の日 the day of the rabbit.
. funadama 船玉 / 船霊 / 船魂 guardian deity of a boat .




.......................................................................　Niigata 新潟県 .....
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長岡市 Nagaoka city

. Toshitokujin 歳德神 God of the New Year .




.......................................................................　Oita 大分県 .....
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大野郡 Ono district

ta no tatari 田の祟り curse of the fields
If the farmers plant the rice fields on unohi 卯の日 the day of the rabbit, their wives might die.




.......................................................................　Saitama 埼玉県 .....
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北埼玉郡 Kita-Saitama district 騎西町 Kisai town

. Toshigamisama 年神様 God of the New Year .




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浜松市 Hamamatsu city 龍山町 Tatsuyama town

Miso paste 味噌 should not be made on unohi 卯の日 the day of the rabbit
. miso みそ / 味噌 Miso paste .




.......................................................................　Tokyo 東京都 .....
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府中市 Fuchu city . The Rokusho Deity オロクショウサマ O-Rokusho Sama .


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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

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