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Research Scrap 7


Kanji 研究書草稿の断片7
けんきゅうしょそうこうのだんぺん なな
Game Fatal Frame
Author Ryozo Munakata
Chapter 2nd Night: Demon Tag
Located at Mask Room
Obtained On the ground.
Description Ryozo Munakata Research Document - The meaning of the ritual masks
Additional Description There is an old book on the floor. It's the folklorist's research documents.
Related Notes Research Scrap 1, Research Scrap 2, Research Scrap 3, Research Scrap 4, Research Scrap 5, Research Scrap 6, Research Scrap 8, Research Scrap 9, & Research Scrap 10

The Masks and Their Significance in Rituals

The Blinding Ritual and the Demon Tag Ritual are performed by the Himuro family master. The master wears a mask when he performs the ritual. This is probably to eliminate the maiden of all worldly connections.

All participants of the ritual are family members. Meaning, "The one who is sacrificed and the one who performs the sacrifice" may be directly related.

My theory is that the mask serves to eliminate the maiden's attachment toward her family. Gouging out the eyes of the demon in the Blind Demon Ritual may have similar meaning.

 儀式における面の意味


 御縛りの儀式、および鬼遊びの儀式は
氷室家当主によって執り行われる。
 その際、当主は顔に「面」をつけて、
儀式を執り行うと記されている。

 これは、巫女が現世に執着してはいけ
ない、という教えのためではないかと思
われる。


 氷室の儀式は、当主、巫女、鬼なども、
全て一族の中で行われる。

つまり、

「生贄にする側と、される側が、近親
である場合」

もあるのである。


 儀式において、巫女が親族に想いを
残さないように、あるいは、親族が巫
女への情を顔に出さないために、面を
かぶったのではないだろうか。

 目隠し鬼の儀式において、鬼の目を
潰すことも、同じ意味が込められてい
るのかもしれない。

Fatal Frame - File
Notebooks
Kirie's Diary - Mafuyu's notebook - Priest's Writings - Old Diary - Lady's Diary - Yae's Death Note - Child's Writing - Black Notebook - Red Notebook - Research Notes - Guest's Notes
Scraps
Five Buddhas Document - Five Stones Document - Document on Binding - Strangling Ritual Document - Blind Demon Ritual Document - The Calamity Document - Priest's Manual - Research Scrap - News Clipping 1 - News Clipping 2 - News Clipping 3 - Old News Article - Priest's Research Notes - Camera Controls 1 - Camera Controls 2 - Shooting Ghosts - About Power-ups
Photos
Boy pulled into Clock - Demon Tag Girls Photo - Demon Tag Scroll - Editor's Photo - Family Photo - Foot of Staircase - Furious-looking Mask - Girl pulled into Well - Girl pulled through Door - Gravestone in Photo - Huge Altar - Huge Stone Monument - Japanese Doll Shelf - Key in the Photo - Kirie Photo - Light through Crevice - Lit Garden Lantern - Mask on the Pillar - On the Beam - Ornamental Lion Mask - Photo of Character? - Row of Candlesticks - Row of Garden Lanterns - Row of Japanese Dolls - Rubbish Heap in Photo - Shinto Gate in Photo - Some Stone Monument - Stand with no Mirror - Stone Burial Mound - Stone Burial Mound? - Stone Monument in Photo - Stone on the Well - Storehouse - Waterwheel in Photo
Tapes
Blue Tape - Red Tape - White Tape