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うしのときまゐり
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For pronunciation and definitions of
うしのときまゐり
– see the following entry.
【
丑
うし
の
時参
ときまい
り
】
[noun]
ushi no toki mairi
, a traditional Japanese practice where a person visits (
参
(
まい
)
り
(
mairi
)
) a
shrine
at approximately 2 AM in the morning (
丑
(
うし
)
の
時
(
とき
)
(
ushi no toki
)
) in order to
nail
a
straw
effigy
of a person (
藁人形
(
わらにんぎょう
)
(
waraningyō
)
) to a
tree
and wish for that person's
death
(This term,
うしのときまゐり
, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)