| In Japan, this magic power of the bow can be seen in the word meigen, and during the Heian period a ceremony was held to make asound by striking the string of a bow by samurai at the Imperial Palace in order to avoid evil spirits that came during night. |
日本でも、このような弓の呪術性は、鳴弦という言葉に示され、平安時代に、宮中で夜間に襲来する悪霊を避けるために、武士たちによって、弓の弦をはじいて音を響かせる儀礼が行われていた。 |