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 in 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".
Twin Shrine Maidens (File)
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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 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.
Twin Shrine Maidens | |
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| Kanji | 「双子巫女」について 「ふたご みこ」に ついて |
| Game | Fatal Frame III: The Tormented |
| Author | Seijiro Makabe |
| Chapter | Hour VIII: The Vacant Dream |
| Located at | All Gods Village section, Confinement Room |
| Obtained | On bookshelf. |
| Description | A notebook left in the bookcase of Mio's confinement room. It is about the ceremony involving the twins. |
| Additional Description | Looking at them, I am struck by the words "Twin Shrine Maidens". |
| Related Notes | Crimson Sacrifice |
双子巫女
紅贄祭に於て、贄として捧げられる双子の
巫女。
時として男の双子で行はれる場合もある。
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つた
ものが、別れてうまれてきたと信じられて
ゐるやうだ。
紅贄祭とは、この地に伝はる伝承にある、
「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しる」
といふ件をもとにしたものらしく、
「姉が妹をＸＸし、Ｘへなげ入れる」
と記されてゐる。
ＸＸの部分は、恐らく文面に書き残すこと
を忌むやうな儀式なのであらう。
「贄」と云ふ文字がその内容を表してゐる。