ヤクバライ – Vocabulary details

ヤクバライ

Noun

Verb (する, intransitive)

1. exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

2. exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)

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misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky

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