kadomatsu pine decoration legends

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kadomatsu 門松と伝説 Legends about pine decorations


Temple Tanjo-Ji, Okayama, photo by Gabi Greve


. Oni to kadomatsu　鬼と門松　Oni Demon Legends
about New Year pine decorations .
Kadomatsu are placed in front of houses, temples, shrines and official buildings to welcome the New Year deity, purify the entrance and drive demons and evil spirits out.


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......................................................................................... Chiba 千葉県
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印旛郡 Inba district 酒々井町 Shisui town

If the Kadomatsu was put up on the 29th day of december, it was called
kumatsu 苦まつ pine of pain
If it was put up on the 31st day of december, it was called
ichiya matsu 一夜松 pine put up over night.
These two days had to be avoided.
The Kadomatsu should not feel the wind of the seventh day of January, and had to be put down on January 6. Sometimes people did it on day 7, but in the early morning of day 5 or 7.




......................................................................................... Nagano 長野県

. burning the kadomatsu 門松 pine decorations . .




......................................................................................... Yamanashi 山梨県

. The Zen temple 正福寺 Shofuku-Ji .
and the kadomatsu 門松 gate decoration with pines for New Year

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Yamanashi 上野原市 Uenohara city 秋山村 Akiyama village

. Hinazuru Hime 雛鶴姫 Princess Hinazuru .

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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
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