Oshira-sama
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Oshirasama (Japanese: おしら様, おしらさま, お白様, オシラ様, or オシラサマ, Hepburn: oshira-sama) is a tutelary deity of the home in Japanese folklore.[1] It is believed that when oshirasama is in a person's home, one cannot eat meat and only women are allowed to touch it.[2]
The festival day for Oshirasama is called meinichi (命日, or a death anniversary). It is held on the 16th day of the first, third, and ninth Japanese lunar calendar.[1]
Legend
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According legend Oshirasama was born from the love between a woman and horse.[3]
In popular culture
The deity is also a character for the film Spirited Away.[4] In the American version of the film the character is called Radish Spirit.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Shinto 詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ISBN 978-1-137-34536-3.
- ISBN 978-0-226-38834-2.
- ISBN 978-1-317-46699-4.
- ISBN 978-1-134-33422-3.