Twin Shrine Maidens
Twin Shrine Maidens are sacrificed in the Crimson Sacrifice Ritual.
Boys are sometimes used as well.
In this case, they are called Altar Twins.
The people of this region believe that twins were once a single being, which was split into two at birth.
The ceremony is based on the belief that when the two bodies are reunited as one, the Shrine Maiden will gain the power of a deity.
The text says
"the older sister must ✻✻ the younger, and throw her into the ✻".
The ✻✻ part must refer to the most horrible part of the ritual, probably some kind of "sacrifice".
Folklorist's Note 10 (FF2)
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For the version of this note that appears in Fatal Frame III, see Twin Shrine Maidens (File).- For the version of this note that appears in Deep Crimson Butterfly, see Folk Scholar's Writings X.
- For the version of this note that appears in Crimson Butterfly Remake, see Folklorist's Note 19.
Folklorist's Note 10 | |
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| Kanji | 民俗学者の手記 十 みんぞくがくしゃのしゅき じゅう |
| Game | Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly |
| Author | Seijiro Makabe |
| Chapter | Chapter 4: Forbidden Ritual |
| Located at | Kurosawa House, Cell |
| Obtained | In the bookshelf. |
| Description | It is about Twin Shrine Maidens. |
| Additional Description | Among the old, tightly packed volumes, one slightly newer one has been tucked away. |
| Related Notes | Folklorist's Note 1, Folklorist's Note 2, Folklorist's Note 3, Folklorist's Note 4, Folklorist's Note 5, Folklorist's Note 6, Folklorist's Note 7, Folklorist's Note 8, Folklorist's Note 9, Folklorist's Note 11 & Folklorist's Note 12 |
双子巫女
紅贄祭において、贄として捧げられる
双子の巫女。
時として男の双子で行われる場合もある。
その場合は双子御子と記される。
この地方では、双子とは元々一人であった
ものが、別れてうまれてきたと信じられて
いるようだ。
紅贄祭とは、
「二つに分かれた体が一つに合わさる時
その巫女は神の子としての力が生じる」
とい言い伝えをもとにしたものらしく、
「姉が妹を✕✕し、✕へなげ入れる」
と記されている。
✕✕の部分は、恐らく文面に書き残すことを
忌むような儀式なのであろう。
「贄」という文字がその内容を表している。