Ceremony of the Ropes

Ceremony of the Ropes "The Ceremony of the Ropes is held to close the gates i.e the Gates of the Underworld and a special rope, the Laceration Rope is used. " Kanji 御縛りの儀式 Location Himuro Mansion Participants Family master & priests Frequency Every 3,669 days on December 13th (every 10 years) Purpose Close the Gates of the Underworld Game Fatal Frame

This ceremony uses the Laceration Rope, created by the Strangling Ritual, to bind and close the Hell Gate. The ceremony takes place immediately after the Strangling Ritual has concluded; the Rope Shrine Maiden's blood provides the ropes with the power they require to bind and hold back the gate.

Preparation

A Rope Shrine Maiden is sacrificed in the Strangling Ritual to produce Laceration Rope.

The Ritual

After the maiden has been torn limb from limb, the Ceremony Master and Priests remove the bloody ropes from her body, raise them in the air to bless them, and then bind them across the doors of the Hell Gate. This seals it for ten more years.

Result

The Hell Gate is sealed and the Calamity is prevented.

Alternative Names

• Gates of the Underworld ceremony
• Rope Ritual
• 御縛りの儀式 (Ritual of the Sacred Bindings)

Misc. Info

• While this ceremony is shown in Fatal Frame, it was presumed to be a part of the Strangling Ritual and only named separately in Japanese due to a translation error. It wasn't until Fatal Frame III was released that this specific ceremony was called by name in English.