The Twin Maidens
As part of the Crimson Sacrifice Ritual, a pair of twin shrine maidens are offered up.
Occasionally, the children who serve this role consist of a pair of male twins instead. In such instances, the boys are referred to as "twin acolytes."
Regardless, local residents believe that such children were originally one soul that split into two separate people prior to birth.
The Crimson Sacrifice Ritual
This ritual is based on a legend that says, "When the two halves reunite as one, that maiden shall obtain divine powers as the child of a god."
To that end, it is further written thus:
"The elder shall 
the younger and cast them into 
."
The first censored portion likely refers to a type of ritual that they are loath to describe in writing.
The very fact it's known as a festival of sacrifice suggests such practices.
Folklorist's Note 19
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For the version of this note that appears in Fatal Frame II, see Folklorist's Note 10 (FF2).- 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.
Folklorist's Note 19 | |
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| Kanji | 民俗学者の手記 十九 みんぞくがくしゃのしゅき じゅうきゅう |
| Game | Crimson Butterfly Remake |
| Author | Seijiro Makabe |
| Chapter | Chapter 4: The Hidden Ceremony |
| Located at | Kurosawa House, Cell |
| Obtained | |
| Description | Written remarks from a folklore scholar who came to study Minakami Village, describing the nature of the twin maidens and the practices surrounding them. |
| 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 10, Folklorist's Note 11, Folklorist's Note 12, Folklorist's Note 13, Folklorist's Note 14, Folklorist's Note 15, Folklorist's Note 16, Folklorist's Note 17, Folklorist's Note 18, Folklorist's Note 20 |
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「双子神子」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、分か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とき、その
巫女は神の子としての力が生じる」
という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、おそ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。