sugegasa sedge hat legends

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sugegasa 菅笠と伝説 Legends about the sedge hat



. sedge hat, sugegasa　菅笠 .
bamboo hat, ajirogasa 網代笠 / straw hat, warabooshi 藁帽子
- kigo for summer -


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......................................................................................... Aichi 愛知県

noshi のし　/ warabi 蕨 bracken

source : 門前の小僧
Once a woman was cutting weeds at the river pool were they often pick bracken
She saw 小僧 a young temple acolyte with a sedge hat coming from the river.
This must be the spirit of the bracken, she thought and swung the hatched in a circle. The young acolyte jumped in astonishment, turned into a pebble and fell back into the river.

. warabi わらび(蕨) bracken, fern .




......................................................................................... Ehime 愛媛県
今治市 Imabari city 大西町 Onishi cho town

kinugasa no Benten sama 衣笠の弁天様 Benten with a special hat
The lord of the castle from 重茂山 Omoesan, 岡部十郎 Okabe Juro, had a daughter who was quite intelligent and beautiful. After the castle was lost in war, she survived and tried to re-gain her former estate. But as she fled, her pursuers recognized her by the damaged sedge hat, so she sat down and killed herself.
The villagers later built a small Shrine in her honor and venerated her as Benten Sama with a special hat for women.
If someone comes to this Shrine and makes a vow never to wear a sedge hat, he will find divine protection.

. Benten 弁天と伝説 Legends about Benten .


source : 市女笠の旅姿 / hiro さんの作品




......................................................................................... Fukuoka 福岡県
宗像郡 Munakata district 福間町 Fukuma machi town

kane no sei 金の精 the spirit of wealth
Once a man prayed to his ujigami 氏神 family deity to make him rich, even if he must give his daughter as a sacrifice.
On that night, his daughter died. On the evening of the seventh day after her death, the spirit of wealth appeared and showed him the way to a treasure. But there was a strong storm and wind that night and by the time he reached the spot, the treasure had gone.
A sedge hat with the inscription 牟田尻の善助 Mutajiri no Zensuke had fallen down on the spot.
The man kept this hat as a treasure and soon became rich after all.

. ujigami 氏神 the Clan deity, family deity .




......................................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県
出石郡 Izushi district 高橋村 Takahashi mura village

kitsune 狐 fox and tanuki 狸 badger
Once upon a time, a short man named 覚太郎 was walking over 赤花峠 the Akabana pass , when a sedge hat came rolling down. He wanted to catch it but it moved on and he followed it.
Later someone saw two beautiful girls coming down the pass, but when he came closer they turned into boozu 坊主 priests.
This must have been the prank of a fox or Tanuki, he thought.




. boozu 坊主と伝説 Legends about priests .




......................................................................................... Niigata 新潟県

kasa Jizoo 笠地蔵 Sedge Hats for Jizo Bosatsu
冬の夜、山奥でお婆さんと二人で暮らしていたお爺さんが、菅笠を売りに町へ行ったおり、雪をかぶっていたお地蔵さんに笠をかぶせたところ、そのお地蔵さんが恩返しに餅をついてくれた。
also known as Hibō Jizō 被帽地蔵 Hibo Jizo



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A long time ago, there lived an old man and a woman who were poor but kind.

It happened on one year-end day.
The old man and woman were making hats made from straw.
They were going to sell the hats in the town and buy rice cakes for New Year.

“There are five hats to sell. I guess I can buy rice cakes at least.”
“I hope so. And please be careful because it will be snowy tonight.”

The old man left home with his five hats.
Soon after he left, it began snowing.
Because the snow became worse, he hurried his way to the town.

When he arrived on the edge of his village, he found six Jizo standing in a row.
Snow piled up on their heads and shoulders.
The old man couldn’t pass by the Jizos as they were.

“Oh, poor Jizos. You must be freezing under the snow. Put these hats on your head.”

The old man put his hats on Jizos, which he was going to sell in the town.
But he only had five hats while there were six Jizos.
Then the old man took his hat off and put it on the sixth Jizo.

On returning home, the old woman were surprised and said,
“You came home so early. What happened with your hat?”
The old man told her about six Jizos.
“Oh you did such a nice thing. It doesn’t matter if we have rice cakes for New Year or not.”
She said so smiling.

At that night, they heard a song in the middle of the night.
♪Where is the old man’s house?
♪We are here to give you a present in return.
♪Where is the old man’s house?
♪We are here to give you a present in return.

The voice of the song came closer and closer. And finally when it arrived in front of the old man’s house,
They heard a sound of leaving something and the voice disappeared after all.
The old man opened the door quietly. Then he saw the back view of Jizos with his hats on.
And he found tons of rice cakes for New Year and delicious foods in front of the house.

The end
- source : hukumusume.com/douwa/English... -





......................................................................................... Shiga 滋賀県
高島市 Takashima city

kitsune 狐 fox
About 30 years ago, two women went to the forest to collect sweet chestnuts. on the way one woman suddenly called
"You are a fox, a fox!" and begun to slash the woman with her knife. She would not stop and the sedge hat of the woman was all in tatters, even her face had great wounds.





......................................................................................... Shimane 島根県

. Sedge hat and Yamanokami .


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