On Witches in Japanese Culture
Girls in Japanese shrines, also known as "adopted sons", play an important role in Japanese shrines. Why are they called "sons of God"? Originated from Japanese worship of God. Witches are messengers who connect people with God and can convey people's wishes and prayers. At the same time, witches can also convey God's will. Now the conditions are not very strict, as long as they are unmarried women.
Among the Japanese, the girls in the shrine are also called "city children". They are used as sacrifices, exorcism and prayers. They not only affect people's daily life and work, but also have a far-reaching impact on Japanese politics. So, what kind of existence is the Japanese witch in the past and now?
First of all, Japanese witches originated from people's belief, worship and pursuit of God. Therefore, people will naturally put a mysterious hat on witches, which makes people full of infinite reverie about the witch's priesthood. Witch is also an important figure in Japanese culture, colorful, and a typical representative color in Japan's simple and heavy folk culture.
The image of the witch is a noble, elegant, graceful, quiet and gentle girl in white. The image of witches directly influenced the Japanese aesthetics of traditional Japanese women, and it still has influence until now.
In ancient Japan, witches must be clean and pure, free from any physical and mental pollution. So witches must be pure virgins, witches can't get married, only unmarried women.
Secondly, witches in Japan are associated with witchcraft, and they need to master some magical skills, namely witchcraft. Japanese witches can be psychic, and Japanese witches can summon souls, carry out channeling, and attach souls to the body. . In the book Daughters in Ancient Times-The Origin of Myth and Power, it is written that all ancient women have potential magic, and they can all be called witches.
In Japanese folklore, witches can perform soul conversion and evocation. In ancient Japan, witches prayed to the gods to bless agricultural production and life, whether hunting or farming.
Finally, when people think of witches, they will have the most direct impression in their minds. The Japanese still use the image of witches in various cartoon images, such as Inuyasha's Platycodon wearing white and red ribbons. Long hair and waist, the image is beautiful and beautiful, and the witch's appearance immediately emerges.
The most important skill of a girl is sacred happiness. She is good at dancing and playing musical instruments. When offering sacrifices and conveying God's will, girls will dance with musical instruments to convey God's will to people. This is sacred joy. Sometimes witches dance not for this reason, but also for prayer and blessing.
Since the development of Japanese history, the belief in God has continued to this day. Witchcraft plays an important role in Japanese society. The early social development was mainly in the agricultural era, so witchcraft was mainly the worship of nature. With the development of social productive forces, people have learned to use stone tools and tools.
Therefore, the development of witchcraft has become more and more perfect, with the tools of witchcraft, but the social production level at that time was still very low, and the backward civilization led to many strange phenomena being interpreted as ghosts and gods. Therefore, the communication between witches and gods became a direct way of contact, and the image of witches gradually appeared.
Secondly, Japanese witchcraft tools can be traced back to before the rope writing era. Witchcraft can be said to be a belief in Japan, and witches are the sustenance of faith.
The types of Japanese witches are similar to those of ancient witches in China. During the Okinawa era in Japan, the status of witches reached its peak, and they may even interfere in the administrative affairs of the country, and gradually there was a trend of "integration of witchcraft and politics". It is also recorded in "Japanese Division": "On the Nanyuan River, the sky is raised to pray for rain, that is, it thunders and rains heavily for five days, making the world smooth. Therefore, the people in the world call it long live: the virtue of the emperor! "
Finally, Japanese society has wizards in primitive society, but they can't tell the difference between men and women. In Japanese, this demigod shaman is called "Yu Zi", "Son of God" or "Witch".
The origin of the son of God is interesting. The ancestor of the Japanese royal family, Zhao Tianshen, and his younger brother, Xu Shan Ye, had an awkward relationship and hid in Tianyan Lake. As a result, Japan fell into darkness. When the big man was fine, Vernon Zu, an ape woman, ordered her to start dancing on the bucket and take off her upper body clothes to dry her crotch. Eight million gods cheered and whistled together. This scene has been around for some time. Very confused. Zhao Tian was confused. Why is it so lively? Stick your head out of Eye Lake and see what's there. As a result, the god of heaven and earth hiding in the hole pulled him out. He also sealed the Eye of the Sky Lake together with the injection rope and hanging paper. God in heaven can't go back, so heaven and earth shine again.
From then on, the life of Goddess Tian and her disciples is dancing for the sky, which has become an ancestral custom, and the witch profession was born.
But in today's society, as long as you are physically and mentally healthy, becoming a witch is very simple. In modern society, young girls are divided into professional witches, service witches and sacred ceremony witches, and their costumes have changed accordingly.
Secondly, with the development of the times, witches are constantly improving and their skills are constantly changing. Although there is no previous strength, in the hearts of Japanese, the image of witches is still indelible and witches are still sacred. , will not fall into the dust, from "Inuyasha" platycodon grandiflorum to "your name" scattered leaves, witches are still elegant and inviolable, just like the wine in the cellar is getting more and more mellow.
Finally, in the ups and downs of Japanese history, shrine girls are an important part of its culture. It is the traditional symbol and cultural symbol of Yamato nation in Japan, and it is also a bright spot in the history of Japanese women's development. Witches have reached their peak in Japan since ancient times, which shows that the historical influence of witches is far-reaching. The belief of witches has always been the messenger of the gods in people's hearts.
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