Smallpox devils
demonic smallpox single tradition · 1
Smallpox devils were said to be afraid of red things and also of dogs. People displayed various dolls that were red to ward them off. In Okinawa, people tried to praise and comfort devils with sanshin, an Okinawan musical instrument, and lion dances before a patient clad in red clothes.
When
- First attested
- 1789 CE
- Attested period
- 1789 – 1801
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in a book published in the Kansei years (1789–1801).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Onryō, hōsōshin, Sumiyoshi sanjin
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In a book published in the Kansei years (1789–1801), there were lines that wrote that smallpox devils were enshrined in families which had smallpox in order to recover from smallpox. Smallpox devils were said to be afraid of red things and also of dogs; thus people displayed various dolls that were red.”
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