Amulet-warding chimaki

Abstract

To provide an warding off evil spirits chimaki that reduces material costs and eases the burden on the maker. [Solution] The chimaki elements 10 are composed of three to eight strands bound together, each strand being made by wrapping a straw core 2 in Japanese kuma bamboo 3 and wrapping thread material 4 around the core. In order to give the wrapped Japanese kuma bamboo 3 volume, each chimaki element 10 contains straw scraps and the like inside the Japanese kuma bamboo 3 in addition to the core material 2. Each chimaki element 10 has thread material 4 spirally wrapped around the Japanese kuma bamboo 3 which wraps the core material 2. The thread material 4 is composed of rush grass, Japanese paper, or synthetic fiber.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] This invention is related to the warding off evil spirits with chimaki. [Background technology]

[0002] During the Gion Festival in Kyoto, yakuyokechimaki, amulets made from bamboo leaves to ward off evil and disease, are sold at the association halls of each float and at Yasaka Shrine.

[0003] This ward-off chimaki is made by wrapping a straw core in kumazasa (chimaki bamboo), wrapping it with rush grass, and bundling together 10 chimaki elements. The maker also handcrafts each chimaki element, and then ties all 10 of them together to make the ward-off chimaki.

[0004] However, in recent years, damage caused by deer and poor harvests due to the blooming of the bamboo grass have led to a shortage of the bamboo grass, which is the material used, and rising material costs have become an issue. Also, to make one warding chimaki, ten chimaki elements must be handcrafted, which poses a heavy burden to make. This problem has become even more pronounced as the makers are getting older. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Therefore, this invention was made to solve the above problems, and its main objective is to reduce the material costs of warding off evil while easing the burden on the maker. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In other words, the evil-averting chimaki of the present invention is characterized in that it is made up of 3 to 8 chimaki elements bundled together, each of which is made of a core material made of straw wrapped in Japanese bamboo grass and thread wrapped around it.

[0007] With this type of ward off bad luck chimaki, the number of chimaki elements that make up the chimaki can be reduced from the traditional 10, which reduces the material costs of the ward off bad luck chimaki while also easing the burden on the maker.

[0008] The thread material is preferably made of rush grass, Japanese paper, or synthetic fibers. Here, by using Japanese paper or synthetic fibers as the thread material, it is possible to add decorations that could not be expressed with conventional rush grass, and to create designs for warding off evil spirits that could not be expressed with conventional designs.

[0009] A specific embodiment of the warding off evil spirits chimaki may be configured by bundling three to five of the chimaki elements in a horizontal row. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to this invention configured in this way, it is possible to reduce the material costs of the warding off evil spirits chimaki while also easing the burden on the maker. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a front view showing a schematic diagram of an warding off evil spirits chimaki according to one embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] The evil-averting chimaki according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in order to make it easier to understand, the drawings shown below are drawn in a schematic manner with appropriate omissions or exaggeration. The same components are given the same reference numerals and the description is omitted as appropriate.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, the warding off evil spirits rice band 100 of this embodiment is composed of a core material 2 made of straw wrapped in Japanese bamboo grass (chimaki bamboo grass) 3, and a thread material 4 wrapped around the core material 2, which is then bundled together into three to eight chimaki elements 10.

[0014] Each chimaki element 10 has a lower portion of a core material 2 made of straw bundled into a rod shape, wrapped in Kumazasa 3. Here, in order to give the wrapped Kumazasa 3 volume, pieces of straw and the like are stored inside the Kumazasa 3 in addition to the core material 2. Each chimaki element 10 has a thread material 4 wound, for example in a spiral shape, around the Kumazasa 3 that wraps the core material 2. This thread material 4 is made of rush grass, Japanese paper, or synthetic fiber.

[0015] The warding off evil spirits rice roll 100 of this embodiment is configured by bundling three rice roll elements 10 in a horizontal row. Specifically, the upper parts of the core material 2 of the three rice roll elements 10 are bundled together by the rush grass 5, and the lower parts (parts wrapped in the bamboo grass 3) of the three rice roll elements 10 are configured to be radially arranged in a horizontal row.

[0016] <Effects of this embodiment> With the warding off bad luck chimaki 100 of this embodiment, the number of chimaki elements that make up the warding off bad luck chimaki can be reduced from the conventional 10, thereby reducing the material costs of the warding off bad luck chimaki while also easing the burden on the maker.

[0017] <Modified embodiment> The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

[0018] For example, the warding off evil spirits ribbon in the above embodiment is configured by bundling three ribbon elements, but it may be configured by bundling four to eight ribbon elements.

[0019] In addition, in the above embodiment, the multiple chimaki elements are arranged in a single horizontal row, but the multiple chimakis may also be arranged in two rows, a front row and a rear row.

[0020] In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0021] 100···Evil-averting chimaki 10. Chimaki elements 2. Core material 3...kuma bamboo 4. Thread material

Claims

1. This ward off evil spirits chimaki is made by wrapping a straw core in Japanese bamboo grass and wrapping thread around it to create chimaki elements, three to eight of which are bound together.

2. The evil-averting chimaki according to claim 1, wherein the thread material is made of rush grass, Japanese paper, or synthetic fiber.

3. The evil-averting chimaki according to claim 1 or 2, which is constructed by bundling three to five of the chimaki elements in a horizontal row.

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