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'''Date of Event:''' | '''Date of Event:''' September 17, every ten years<br> | ||
'''Location:''' [[Rougetsu Island]]<br> | '''Location:''' [[Rougetsu Island]]<br> | ||
'''Game:''' [[Fatal Frame IV]]<br> | '''Game:''' [[Fatal Frame IV]]<br> | ||
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The Lunar Eclipse (月蝕, げっしょく ''gesshoku'') was an event celebrated by the residents of [[Rougetsu Island]] every | The Lunar Eclipse (月蝕, げっしょく ''gesshoku'') was an event celebrated by the residents of [[Rougetsu Island]] every ten years (see [[#Note|note]]). In the island's faith, the moon was seen as a symbol of the spirit world, and during the eclipse it was believed the gates of the underworld would open and the dead would briefly return.<ref>[[Dr. Asou's Note 2]], [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref> It was also believed that the moon could influence human souls, and that when the moon was troubled it could result in harmful effects such as [[Getsuyuu Syndrome]] and [[Blooming]], so during the precarious time of the eclipse, the ancient [[Kiraigou]] would help maintain equilibrium, with a [[Miko|medium]] as the central figure, the [[Utsuwa]], guiding the souls on their way, and the [[Tsukimori Shrine Maidens]] providing musical accompaniment to calm the moon and the restless spirits.<ref>[[Legend of the Tsukimori Song]], [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref> | ||
-- | In modern times, the Kiraigou was replaced with a [[Rougetsu Kagura|kagura]], which became a popular tourist attraction. People who had been born on the island and moved away would make a point of returning on this date.<ref>[[Choushiro's Handbook]]: [[CH:Rougetsu Kagura|Rougetsu Kagura]], [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref> | ||
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On the night of the lunar eclipse in the [[Timeline (FF4)#Year of the Failed Kiraigou|1970s]], two performances occurred simultaneously - the tourist Kagura, attended by the public, and a reconstructed version of the [[Kiraigou]], held in secret on a hidden stage underground. The underground ritual failed, and five [[kidnapped girls]] serving as [[Kanade]], or instrumentalists, collapsed and lost all their memories. The [[Mask of the Lunar Eclipse|mask]] of the [[Utsuwa]], ([[Sakuya Haibara]]) split into multiple fragments and she too collapsed, and was confined in the basement of [[Rougetsu Hall]] in a coma-like state. The [[Tsubaki Tono|Utsuwa]] and Kanade from the tourist version of the ritual also collapsed, and the Utsuwa died of heart failure. | |||
==Note== | |||
In reality, lunar eclipses do not occur at such regular intervals in a single location, and require careful calculations to predict accurately.<ref>''Prediction and calculation of solar and lunar eclipses'', Encyclopedia Britannica, retrieved 15 September 2022. [https://www.britannica.com/science/eclipse/Prediction-and-calculation-of-solar-and-lunar-eclipses Link]</ref> The lunar eclipse experienced on Rougetsu Island may be more of a supernatural event than a celestial one, like the [[Dark Sun]] in [[Fatal Frame V]] and the [[Darkness|endless night]] in [[Fatal Frame II]]. | |||
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Revision as of 13:37, 15 September 2022
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Date of Event: September 17, every ten years
Location: Rougetsu Island
Game: Fatal Frame IV
The Lunar Eclipse (月蝕, げっしょく gesshoku) was an event celebrated by the residents of Rougetsu Island every ten years (see note). In the island's faith, the moon was seen as a symbol of the spirit world, and during the eclipse it was believed the gates of the underworld would open and the dead would briefly return.[1] It was also believed that the moon could influence human souls, and that when the moon was troubled it could result in harmful effects such as Getsuyuu Syndrome and Blooming, so during the precarious time of the eclipse, the ancient Kiraigou would help maintain equilibrium, with a medium as the central figure, the Utsuwa, guiding the souls on their way, and the Tsukimori Shrine Maidens providing musical accompaniment to calm the moon and the restless spirits.[2]
In modern times, the Kiraigou was replaced with a kagura, which became a popular tourist attraction. People who had been born on the island and moved away would make a point of returning on this date.[3]
Disaster
On the night of the lunar eclipse in the 1970s, two performances occurred simultaneously - the tourist Kagura, attended by the public, and a reconstructed version of the Kiraigou, held in secret on a hidden stage underground. The underground ritual failed, and five kidnapped girls serving as Kanade, or instrumentalists, collapsed and lost all their memories. The mask of the Utsuwa, (Sakuya Haibara) split into multiple fragments and she too collapsed, and was confined in the basement of Rougetsu Hall in a coma-like state. The Utsuwa and Kanade from the tourist version of the ritual also collapsed, and the Utsuwa died of heart failure.
Note
In reality, lunar eclipses do not occur at such regular intervals in a single location, and require careful calculations to predict accurately.[4] The lunar eclipse experienced on Rougetsu Island may be more of a supernatural event than a celestial one, like the Dark Sun in Fatal Frame V and the endless night in Fatal Frame II.
References
- ↑ Dr. Asou's Note 2, Fatal Frame IV
- ↑ Legend of the Tsukimori Song, Fatal Frame IV
- ↑ Choushiro's Handbook: Rougetsu Kagura, Fatal Frame IV
- ↑ Prediction and calculation of solar and lunar eclipses, Encyclopedia Britannica, retrieved 15 September 2022. Link