丑の時参り se lit うしのときまいり (ushi no tokimairi) et signifie rituel de malédiction consistant à se rendre dans un sanctuaire à deux heures du matin et à y clouer une poupée à un arbre.
うしのときまいり
ushi no tokimairi
うしのこくまいり
rituel de malédiction consistant à se rendre dans un sanctuaire à deux heures du matin et à y clouer une poupée à un arbre
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
kintoki carrot (red variety originating in the Kyoto region)
hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
visit to a grave
first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)
visiting a shrine
visiting a shrine
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
Ise pilgrim
doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else