Folk Scholar's Writings XII

For the version of this note that appears in Fatal Frame II, see Folklorist's Note 12 (FF2).

For the version of this note that appears in Crimson Butterfly Remake, see Folklorist's Note 9 (FF2R).

Folk Scholar's Writings XII
Kanji	民俗学者の手記 十二 みんぞくがくしゃのしゅき じゅうに
Game	Fatal Frame: Deep Crimson Butterfly
Author	Seijiro Makabe
Chapter	Chapter 8: The Waning Moon
Located at	Decayed Tree
Obtained	On the shelf among the graves
Description	The journal of a folk scholar. It concerns the order of the twin maidens' birth.
Additional Description	This ancient book seems to have been presented as an offering to the grave...
Related Notes	Folk Scholar's Writings I, Folk Scholar's Writings II, Folk Scholar's Writings III, Folk Scholar's Writings IV, Folk Scholar's Writings V, Folk Scholar's Writings VI, Folk Scholar's Writings VII, Folk Scholar's Writings VIII, Folk Scholar's Writings IX, Folk Scholar's Writings X & Folk Scholar's Writings XI

ENJA

This village's ceremony is closely linked to the idea of 'twins', and yet it would appear that the recent edict to consider the first born twin the elder has not reached these parts.

Indeed, the very idea was met with snorts of derision when I spoke to the local priests about it.
They maintained that their custom had always been the same, and would never change.

The one who is born last is the elder.

この村の儀式には「双子」が深く関わって
いる。

近年、双子の順番について
「先に生まれた方を兄・姉とする」
という太政官布告が出された。

地方ごとに違う双子の兄弟の順は、この日を
境に、先に生まれた方が兄・姉になる
と定められた。


この村の儀式に関わることであると
思われたため、祭主に聞いたところ、
しきたりはしきたりだと、一笑に
ふされてしまった。


この村では、古いしきたり通り

「後に産まれた方が兄・姉」

で儀式が執り行われる。