Tale 70 — The origin of Okunai-sama
The Okunai-sama, a household god, was said to always be enshrined together with the Oshira-sama, a household god kept as small cloth-wrapped figures, in any house that kept one, but there were also houses that enshrined only the Okunai-sama. The shape of the image differed from house to house, some being wooden statues, others hanging scrolls, and so on.
- Land
- Tono
- Type
- Gods and Belief
- Beings
- Okunai-sama, Oshira-sama
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