Mitorashi 【追儺Tsuina Ceremony】 6

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Mitorashi / Mitarashi,
A word no longer used.
It means “to take a bow held by a nobleman in one's hand”,
There are examples in Manyoshu.

Yasumi-shiwa-kimi
(to let the lord rest).
Asa wa nadamahi
(In the morning he caresses you).
Yuunihaiyori tatashi
(I come near the Lord in the evening)
Mitra shino azusa no yumino
Nakahazuno otosunari
(I can hear the sound of the bow of the azusa in my hand)

Even today, there is a famous Japanese confectionery called “Mitarashi Dango”.

The meaning of “みたらし Mitarashi” in みたらし団子 Mitarashi dango is
Mitarashi” means ”to wash one's hands.
However
Mitarashi dango” is
I personally think it also means “dumplings that noble people take in their hands.

and so on, but in the period depicted in this video
Mitarashi dango may not have existed yet.

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