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柊鰯
ひいらぎいわし
1. [n]
▶ sardine and holly charm
▶ [expl] sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1386340 節分 1. setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony



History:
5. A 2020-11-05 11:20:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2020-11-05 10:04:56  Opencooper
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1386340">節分・1</xref>
3. A 2016-01-11 04:16:26  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">a sardine head stuck to a branch of holly and placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons</gloss>
2. A* 2016-01-02 19:53:03  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://kyotofoodie.com/hiiragi-iwashi
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>apotropaic charm made from a branch of false holly and a cooked Japanese sardine's head, intended to ward off demons during the setsubun event</gloss>
+<gloss>sardine and holly charm</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">a sardine head stuck to a branch of holly and placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons</gloss>
1. A* 2016-01-02 17:38:47  Scott
  Refs:
wiki (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/柊鰯) 
http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~ishii/IMG_0204a_800.jpg

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