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heso no o へその緒と伝説 Legends about the umbilical cord


umbilical cord box へその緒寿箱
The box is called Kotobuki-bako 寿箱　"Long Life Box", and sold at many shrines in Japan. There are many variations, with a small baby doll clad in kimono above the navel string.

. Place of birth and umbilical cord .
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After giving birth, a woman gets an amulet from Yamanokami and some hemp rope to wrap around the umbilical cord. Together with the name and date of birth she puts it in a bag and keeps it.
When the person thus born dies, this bag is placed into the coffin (in the Matsushima and Sendai region).

. 山の神 Yamanokami legends from Miyagi 宮城県 .

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